SPORT Monday 12 November 2018 PAGE | 28 PAGE | 29 LA Lakers Miller, Du Plessis topple Kings as tons help Proteas Warriors win clinch series Ticket sales go live for next year’s IAAF spectacle CHINTHANA WASALA now reserve tickets for the show- they will launch official champi- IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS DOHA 2019 Beyond the physical infra- THE PENINSULA piece event through the official onship travel packages. structure, the welcome from the Price for individual ticket – day by day: championships website (tickets. Easy access from over 110 host nation and the excitement Category A - Open seating: QR60 (€14) DOHA: The Local Organising iaafworldathleticschamps.com). global destinations, a simple visa in the stadium, that is what Committee (LOC) for the IAAF There are various innovative process and the centrally located Follow Your Champion A- Allocated seating: QR150 (€35) people remember most. This will World Athletics Championships ticketing options available for Khalifa International Stadium Follow Your Champions B- Allocated seating: QR120 (€28) be our focus and we will work Doha 2019, along with the world those who wish to see the global will take the fans’ experience to Finish Line- Allocated seating: QR300 (€71) with our partners and the IAAF athletics governing body, IAAF stars in action during the Sep- a whole new level. to inspire and welcome as many yesterday announced the launch tember 27 – October 6, 2019 According to Al Hamad, fans Ticket Packages: fans as possible from our own of the ticket sales for next year’s event and these include finish line from all over the world are Family Package: Two adults (Full Price) + 2 Children from age 2-12 (-25%) community and beyond,” Al spectacle. seats, traditional Arab Majlis already keen to attend the Cham- Group Package 1: Mininun10- maximum 49 tickets (-15%) - contact [email protected] Hamad said. With 319 more days to go seating, tickets that allow fans to pionship, which is nothing like Group Package 2: 50 or more tickets (-18%) - contact [email protected] Earlier, yesterday, the IAAF until the Qatari capital hosts the follow a particular champion and Qatar or any other country in the Special Needs: Wheelchair access (-50%) + One accompanying (-20%) released the revised qualification world athletics extravaganza for taster options priced from QR60. region has hosted before. system for the IAAF World Ath- the first time in the Gulf region, During yesterday’s launch, The interest is growing due In addition to that, all events will from more than 200 nations. But letics Championships Doha 2019, Dahlan Al Hamad, Director- Director of Marketing and Com- to a host of new features, such as take place in the evening equally important is the fan expe- which returns to the existing General of the LOC and Vice- munications for Doha Worlds, the first-ever midnight marathon sessions rience and the memories we process of entry standards. The President of the IAAF, made the Sheikha Asma Al Thani said that and a first 4x400m mixed relay “With 45 weeks to go, every- create for those attending. A IAAF Council will then approve announcement at a press con- the LOC has offered attractive in an IAAF World Championships, thing is now in place to guarantee world-class stadium needs a the specific entry standards at its ference which took place in Doha. family and group discounts. each designed to maximise fan the best possible experience for vibrant atmosphere. Athletes meeting in Monaco on December Fans across the world can Also, in the coming months, entertainment and global reach. the 3,500 athletes and officials need to feed off that energy. 3-4. Doha Worlds set to inspire new generation RIZWAN REHMAT THE PENINSULA

DOHA: Qatar will be looking to usher in a new era of athletes and fans when it stages the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019. The September 27-October 6 event at the Khalifa International Stadium next year will be first edition of the World Athletics Champion- ships to be hosted in the Middle East. “We are determined to inspire, connect and excite new audiences in a new region through the power of athletics and leave a true legacy for the sport across the region,” Dahlan Al Hamad (left), Director-General of the Local Organising Dahlan Al Hamad, Director General Committee and Vice-President of the IAAF (left) and Lord Sebastian of the Local Organising Committee Coe, IAAF President addressing the media during a press conference (LOC), said yesterday. held in Doha yesterday. PIC: ABDUL BASIT / THE PENINSULA “We will give opportunity to the emerging generations. We will provide the necessary support. backgrounds affordable access to attention and we know that,” he said. audiences of all ages and Interests. Increased competitions including the event so that our youngest fans “Hosting top sports events is That Is why today is so vital and why the night marathon - which has can be introduced to world-class part of Qatar’s 2030 vision,” he said. we want to explain that these cham- been approved by IAAF - will be of athletics,” he said. “We are incredibly excited to pionships are different. Even our “I think we recognise that Asia is important to great attention. We are trying to “Qatar believes it has a role to reach another milestone in our con- ticket offerings are innovative,” he achieve key goals mainly linking play to take sports around the tinuous preparations to host the first said. world athletics. The Asian Athletics Associa- younger generation and including region. Pricing has been settled to IAAF World Athletics Champion- “But the challenge remains. Still tion recognises it as well. The challenge for the family into the sports,” he said. engage the new generation. This is ships in the Middle East,” Al Hamad many around the world are not yet us it to get a footprint in very very strong Al Hamad was addressing the something we believe in,” he added. said. familiar with Qatar, our culture and markets like Japan, China - two countries media where he revealed ticketing “If you go through the stadium “The IAAF World Athletics our people. Many have not visited where the sport remains very strong - and In- details to one of the most widely fol- map, we have open seating plus Championships Doha 2019 are fast for themselves. We are aware of lowed sports events in the world. other packages that also has room approaching. I am proud to say that this. dia. Then you have South East Asian countries “The pricing is not just to sell for majlis-like feel (at the event Doha is ready,” Al Hamad said. “So we welcome the opportunity also. Our sport has unique attraction probably tickets for profits. Our aims are venue) plus there key seats near the “As we have shown, Khalifa to bring greater understanding, to in a way that we can grow assets in this area bigger. We want to expand athletics finish line. We have corporate International Stadium is ready fol- show and promote our country and more than any other sport. This is the mother in this region,” Al Hamad said. packages also,” he said. lowing a three-year renovation our love of sports. To tell our own of all sports. Ours is a sport that provides the “A key objective for hosting the Al Hamad said athletics is not process that included increasing its story and welcome all fans with first IAAF World Athletics Champi- new to Qatar. capacity and installing the cooling open arms. One of our priorities in health agenda that governments (across the onships in the region is to connect “If we talk about organising technology that will keep the track coming months will see us working world) want to back. Clearly we have to take the world of athletics to emerging sports events, we to look at the and field conditions at an optimum on tailoring travel packages dedi- Asia very seriously. There are a billion people markets and inspire the next gen- history. We have organised big 24’C degrees year-round,” he added. cated to the championships to make doing what we do and 60 percent of the eration of athletes. events. The journey (of hosting “But lying at the very heart of it easy and enticing for the world to “To do that, we have structured athletics events) started some 20 our ambitions is a collective desire, join us. population (in Asia) is under the age of 16.” innovative ticket packages to allow years ago. The World Champion- alongside the IAAF, to take the sport “This is our mission,” Al Hamad Sebastian Coe fans from all communities and ships next year will bring more to new fans, new athletes and new concluded. IAAF President

Khalifa International Stadium, the host venue for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019. PIC: QASSIM RAHMATULLAH / THE PENINSULA 28 SPORT MONDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2018 Lakers topple Kings; Warriors win

AFP Harrell also finished with Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) shoots nine rebounds and 10 assists. the basketball against Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer LOS ANGELES: Kevin Durant Giannis Antetokounmpo Dinwiddie (8) during the first quarter of their NBA game scored 28 points and unheralded tallied 27 points and 18 rebounds at Oracle Arena on Saturday. Quinn Cook delivered 27 as the in the loss as the Bucks dropped defending champion Golden to 9-3 on the season. State Warriors rallied without “Offensively, I felt kind of injured star Stephen Curry to weird going down in the fourth beat the Brooklyn Nets 116-100. quarter and overtime because Quinn’s total was a season- we’ve been blowing teams out high as he dressed in place of this year,” said Curry, who missed the game Antetokounmpo. after suffering a groin injury on Patrick Beverley had 21 Thursday in a loss to points for Los Angeles, and Milwaukee. Tobias Harris finished with 20 “I was trying the pick and points and 11 rebounds. roll, making great reads and “They’re a top team in the trying to set great screens,” whole league playing phe- Durant said. nomenal basketball,” Harris said. Curry “doesn’t feel entitled “We kept fighting and found a or like he has to play. When his way.” In Toronto, Pascal Siakam number is called he is able to go scored a quickfire 23 points as out there and produce.” the Toronto Raptors maintained The Warriors were also their grip on the Eastern Con- without Draymond Green, but ference standings with a 128-112 nine time all-star Durant carried demolition of the New York the club on his back as they Knicks. Cameroonian interna- snapped Brooklyn’s three-game tional Siakam drained six field winning streak. goals including a trio of three- Durant had 13 points in the pointers as Toronto romped to a first quarter, scored the final six beat Kings - Elsewhere, LeBron executed for 48 minutes.” Harrell provided the spark, layup with less than a second to comfortable victory at the Scot- of the second as the Warriors James scored 25 points and Brandon Ingram finished with coming off the bench to score 26 go in overtime, but it was Harrell iabank Arena. The win sees the stretched their lead to 20 in the Tyson Chandler grabbed 12 12 points and eight rebounds for points as the Los Angeles who set the table by diving for Raptors improve to 12-1 at the third. rebounds as the Los Angeles the Lakers, who have won four Clippers edged the Milwaukee loose balls, barging his way top of the Eastern Conference, Cook made 18 starts a year Lakers clawed their way to a.500 of their last five games. Bucks 128-126 in overtime. through defenders and even maintaining their lead over ago while Curry was injured. He record with a 101-86 victory over James hit his first six of nine Coach Doc Rivers, who had wagging a finger after blocking second place Milwaukee. nailed his first seven shots Sat- the Sacramento Kings. shots and finished 10-for-18 a pep talk with Harrell at a Bucks’ shot. Toronto, who topped last urday and matched Durant with The Lakers are now 6-6 on from the floor. halftime about his lack of “I come in here every night year’s Eastern Conference only 19 points in the first half. the season, the first time they De’Aaron Fox led the Kings defensive play, knew he could just looking to give my team the to be swept in the playoff semi- Cook described Durant is a have as many wins as losses. with 21 points but he didn’t get trust Harrell in the second half. extra boost and that extra push finals by Cleveland, are deter- special talent. “We didn’t cave in on our much help from the rest of the “He turned it around,” Rivers to will us to win the game,” said mined to improve on their recent “I want to be like him some principles,” James said. “We had Sacramento starters. said. “His energy was infectious.” Harrell, who shot five of 15 from record of postseason failures this day -- a Hall of Famer.” - Lakers a hell of a game plan and we In Milwaukee, Montrezl Lou Williams hit a clutch driving the field late in the game. year. No shame in losing to SA snatch dramatic victory over France

AFP Wales, says Cheika The Springboks drew level with a quarter of the match played with the REUTERS not doing well, improve those things PARIS: South Africa beat France 29-26 outside half’s second penalty goal. and get a win next weekend.” thanks to a dramatic last-minute try in Pollard put the visitors into the lead LONDON: Michael Cheika was Michael Hooper admitted he should torrential rain at the Stade de France for first time after 28 minutes with an remarkably sanguine about Australia’s have directed Bernard Foley to kick for on Saturday. effort from 45 metres. first loss to Wales in a decade, saying goal rather than the corner when Aus- Replacement hooker Mbongeni Camille Lopez pulled the teams there was no shame in losing a tight test tralia won two penalties in the second Mbonambi’s touchdown after 85 level once again with a well-struck drop against a good side and suggesting the half. minutes allowed the Springboks to cel- goal, his first in 16 Tests. Wallabies were due a change of luck. Cheika, though, said it was the ebrate a win which followed narrow France captain and hooker Guilhem Wales had become Australia’s errors that have plagued the Wallabies losses to New Zealand and England. Guirado crossed for his team’s first try banker on their annual trips to Europe this season that ultimately cost them The result also extended South after breaking away from a maul to dive in recent years as they built up a the game. “We created a fair bit at the Africa’s nine-year unbeaten run against over the Boks’ line for the final points of 13-match winning streak against the start of the game and we needed to cash France and restored some confidence the first half. Centre Mathieu Bastareaud Principality. in on those points,” he said. for coach Rassie Erasmus with less than grabbed France’s second try and Serin Whereas on some of those trips to “Defence was excellent and the a year to go until the start of the World added the extras to extend their side’s the Millennium Stadium Australia have effort and just the energy around the Cup in Japan where his team face world advantage to 23-9 after two minutes of come away with a last-gasp win, on Sat- game was really good. number one side the All Blacks in the the second period. The score came when urday they were on the wrong side of “But too many small errors, whether group stages. Erasmus’ back-three couldn’t deal with a 9-6 defeat secured by Dan Biggar’s they be at the lineout at key moments “We were rewarded for our work. a Lopez up-and-under and Bastareaud 77th minute penalty. or in discipline key moments cost us Clearly it wasn’t a perfect match but we swept up the loose ball to slide over. That left the Wallabies, who go on and released the pressure valve that we learnt to manage the pressure,” Erasmus Seconds later lock Sebastien to play Italy and England over the next had on the opposition.” said. Vahaamahina dropped Pollard’s restart two weeks, with only three wins from The next time Australia play Wales France coach Jacques Brunel was and it was the visitors who made the most 11 tests this year and set to drop below will be in Tokyo on Sept. 29 next year left to rue a number of errors. of the greasy ball as winger Sibusiso Nkosi Scotland again to seventh in the world when the teams meet in Pool D at the “We allowed them to keep in touch crossed in the corner. rankings. World Cup. with us because of little mistakes. We Pollard added his fourth penalty to “All I can do is improve the guys in Australia’s coach Michael Cheika. Wales coach Warren Gatland’s lacked control,” he said. close the gap to four points with less the things that we didn’t do well today,” assertion that his side had never been French scrum-half Baptiste Serin than half an hour to play. Australia coach Cheika told the post- more comfortable defending the Wal- scored the first points of the game with He brought his side within a point match news conference. has been tight over this last period. This labies than on Saturday drew the one a penalty goal and he added a second ten minutes later after French flanker “There wasn’t a lot of them. Wales one went against us and those things waspish response from the Australia on 12 minutes. Arthur Iturria was penalised for a dan- are a good team, they’re ranked third have happened to us this year, it hasn’t coach. Fly-half Handre Pollard opened the gerous tackle. Serin added his fourth in the world for a reason. always gone for us. “He’ll get another chance to defend visitors’ account with his own effort on three-pointer of the evening to regain “So it was always going to be tight, “You’ve got to take that on the chin, us in 10 months so let’s see how they go 13 minutes to cross the 300-points a four-point advantage for Jacques every game we’ve played against them you’ve got to understand what you’re then,” Cheika said. barrier in Test rugby. Brunel’s side. NHL: Pastrnak’s hat-trick carries Bruins over Leafs AP The Senators raced to a 2-0 then scored and goalie Carter Flyers goaltender Brian Elliott Los Angeles Kings’ lead but then gave up four unan- Hutton locked up the win by stopped 33 shots for his first Jeff Carter (left) NEW YORK: David Pastrnak swered goals before mounting turning back an attempt by shutout of the season and 38th of in action against scored his third career hat-trick, their own four-goal comeback to Nikolay Goldobin. his career. Calgary Flames’ Patrice Bergeron had one goal win for the third time in the last Canadiens 5, Golden Knights 4 The Flyers won their 15th con- Derek Ryan on and two assists, and the Boston 10 games (3-5-2). Tomas Tatar’s third-period secutive regular-season game at Saturday. Bruins defeated the visiting Sabres 4, Canucks 3 (SO) goal put Montreal ahead for good home against the Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Casey Mittelstadt scored the in a win over visiting Vegas. who have not won a regular- Saturday night. decisive shootout goal to cap a Tatar made a rush in the third season game in Philadelphia since Bruins goaltender Jaroslav comeback by Buffalo, who period toward the Vegas net and 1996. Halak, starting after Tuukka Rask stunned visiting Vancouver. took a shot, with replays showing Predators 5, Stars 4 (OT) took a leave of absence Friday, The Sabres, who have won that defenseman Shea Theodore Mattias Ekholm, whose made 40 saves. Joakim Nordstrom three of four, trailed 3-1 with less accidentally tipped it into his own penalty late in regulation put also scored for the Bruins, and than three minutes left in regu- team’s goal. Nashville in harm’s way, roared Brad Marchand added two assists. lation before Jeff Skinner and Sam Flyers 4, Blackhawks 0 out of the penalty box to net the Senators 6, Lightning 4 Reinhart scored 40 seconds apart Sean Couturier had two goals winner in overtime to beat host Brady Tkachuk, Colin White to force overtime. and an assist, and Philadelphia Dallas. and Ryan Dzingel scored within Jack Eichel opened the shut out visiting Chicago. Nashville won its fifth straight a 10-minute span in the third shootout with a goal for the Claude Giroux had a goal and and its 8-0 start away from home period for Ottawa in a wild win Sabres before Markus Granlund two assists for Philadelphia, to start the season is third-best in over host Tampa Bay. tied it for the Canucks. Mittelstadt which won its third straight. league history. MONDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2018 SPORT 29

South African players pose for a photograph SCOREBOARD with the trophy after winning the third West Indies R. Sharma c Brathwaite b Paul ...... 4 ODI against Australia in Hobart yesterday. S. Hope c Sundar b Chahal ...... 24 L. Rahul c Ramdin b Thomas ...... 17 S. Hetmyer c Pandya b Chahal ...... 26 R. Pant b Paul ...... 58 D. Bravo not out ...... 43 M. Pandey not out ...... 4 D. Ramdin b Sundar ...... 15 D. Karthik not out ...... 0 N. Pooran not out ...... 53 Extras (lb1, nb2, w4) ...... 7 Extras (lb4, w16) ...... 20 Total (4 , 20 overs) ...... 182 Total (3 wickets, 20 overs) ...... 181 Did not bat: M. Pandey, D. Karthik, K. Pandya, W. Did not bat: K. Pollard, C. Brathwaite, F. Allen, K. Sundar, B. Kumar, K. Ahmed, Y. Chahal Paul, K. Pierre, O. Thomas Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Sharma), 2-45 (Rahul), Fall of wickets: 1-51 (Hope), 2-62 (Hetmyer), 3-175 (Pant), 4-181 (Dhawan) 3-94 (Ramdin) Bowling: Pierre 2-0-13-0, Thomas 4-0-43-1 (nb1, Bowling: Ahmed 4-0-37-0 (w2), Sundar 4-0-33- w1), Paul 4-0-32-2, Brathwaite 4-0-41-0 (nb1, 1 (w8), Kumar 4-0-39-0, Pandya 4-0-40-0 (w3), w3), Pollard 3-0-29-0, Allen 3-0-23-1 Chahal 4-0-28-2 (w3) Toss: West Indies India (target 182) Result: India won by six wickets S. Dhawan c Pollard b Allen ...... 92 Series: India won the series 3-0 Dhawan hits 92 as India sweep T20 series on last ball

AFP the one-day international series 3-1 against the visiting West CHENNAI: Opener Shikhar Indians. Dhawan smashed 92 as India Paceman Keemo Paul took completed a six- two wickets including the dan- win on gerous Pant in a penultimate the last ball against West Indies over that yielded just three yesterday to sweep the three- runs, leaving India needing five match series. from the final six balls. Miller, Du Plessis tons help Dhawan put on a crucial Nicholas Pooran stood out 130-run third wicket stand with with the bat for West Indies in Rishabh Pant, who hit 58, to the final game of a tough tour, bring India close to their target with a 25-ball 53 that guided of 182 before West Indies hit the visitors to 181-3 after South Africa clinch series back in Chennai. electing to bat first. Pant was out in the 19th Dhawan registered his first AFP SCOREBOARD score, he flicked a Starc over and Dhawan lost his fifty of the series across formats South Africa S. Marsh c Klaasen b Pretorius ...... 106 down leg side to Carey, leaving wicket on the penultimate ball as he batted with assurance, HOBART: David Miller and Faf Q. de Kock c Carey b Starc ...... 4 T. Head c Markram b Rabada ...... 6 South Africa struggling. of the match, but Manish hitting 10 fours and two sixes du Plessis plundered big-hitting R. Hendricks c Carey b Stoinis ...... 8 M. Stoinis c Markram b Pretorius ...... 63 Then hard-hitting Miller Pandey hit the winning run to during his 62-ball knock. centuries in a master- A. Markram c Carey b Starc ...... 32 A. Carey c de Kock b Steyn ...... 42 joined skipper du Plessis and the deny West Indies any chance India will now head to their class as South Africa beat F. du Plessis c Marsh b Stoinis ...... 125 G. Maxwell c Hendricks b Steyn ...... 35 scoreboard began racing along. of a consolation victory. A tie all-important tour of Australia Australia by 40 runs to win their H. Klaasen not out ...... 1 P. Cummins not out ...... 7 Du Plessis was dropped on would have taken the match that begins November 21 with one-day series and inflict D. Miller c Finch b Hazlewood ...... 139 M. Starc c&b Rabada ...... 0 29 and Miller escaped an lbw into a super over. the first of the three T20 another defeat on Justin Langer’s D. Pretorius not out ...... 1 A. Zampa c du Plessis b Rabada ...... 0 dismissal on 41 that was over- The result caps off a com- matches in Brisbane. The two misfiring side. Extras (lb2, b1, w7) ...... 10 J. Hazlewood not out ...... 0 turned on review. plete domination by India, who sides will also play four Tests The pair shared in a 252-run Total (for 5 wkts, 50 overs) ...... 320 Extras (lb2, w8) 1 ...... 0 They made the most of their had won the Tests 2-0 and then and three ODIs. Did not bat: D. Steyn, K. Rabada, L. Ngidi, I. Tahir Total (nine wkts, 50 overs) ...... 280 stand to power the Proteas to Fall of wickets: 1-4 (de Kock), 2-26 (Hendricks), Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Lynn), 2-18 (Finch), 3-39 second lives and began swinging 320-5 in the third and final their bats as du Plessis reached 3-55 (Markram), 4-307 (du Plessis), 5-318 (Miller) (Head), 4-146 (Stoinis), 5-226 (Marsh), 6-256 India’s Shikhar match in Hobart -- a record his century in 105 balls with 11 Bowling: Starc 10-1-57-2, Hazlewood 10-1-53-1, (Carey), 7-278 (Maxwell), 8-278 (Starc), 9-278 (Zampa) Dhawan plays a fourth wicket partnership by fours and one six before falling Cummins 10-2-67-0, Stoinis 7-0-70-2, Zampa 6-0- Bowling: Steyn 10-0-45-3, Ngidi 10-0-56-1, Rabada shot during the South Africa against the hosts in 32-0, Maxwell 7-0-38-0 10-3-40-3, Imran Tahir 7-0-58-0, Pretorius 10-0-61- to Stoinis going for another big third T20 against Australia. Australia 2, Markram 3-0-18-0 hit at the death. They came together at 55-3 A. Finch c Rabada b Ngidi ...... 11 Miller made the landmark in the West Indies in in the 16th over with Miller C. Lynn c de Kock b Steyn ...... 0 Result: South Africa won series 2-1 95 balls, including eight fours Chennai yesterday. swatting 139 for his fifth limited- and two sixes, and was finally overs century and skipper du caught at deep midwicket off Plessis smashing 125 -- his 10th tour),” said du Plessis after match in Adelaide on Friday by Josh Hazlewood in the last over. one-day ton. clinching the series 2-1. seven runs. South Africa easily Australia experimented with A composed Shaun Marsh “We challenged ourselves to won the first in Perth by six Chris Lynn as opener for the run cracked a fighting 106 in the run put in a performance. From a wickets. chase, but it spectacularly back- chase, ably supported by Marcus batting point of view we were After winning the toss and fired when Steyn snared him for Stoinis (63) and Alex Carey (42) good, but from a bowling point putting the visitors into bat, Aus- a golden duck. -- an improvement on recent of view we were excellent.” Aus- tralia got a dream start with Australia’s woes were com- batting displays but still not good tralian captain Aaron Finch Quinton de Kock out in the third pounded when Aaron Finch soon enough. praised the partnership between over. followed him back to the Pace spearheads Kagiso Marsh and Stoinis, but admitted Mitchell Starc did the pavillon. Rabada and Dale Steyn both the South African attack was too damage, bowling a perfect line It was down to Marsh and took three wickets in controlled hot to handle. and length, with de Kock Stoinis to open their shoulders and disciplined spells. “They bowled exceptionally getting a tickle on the ball and and look for boundaries. They The victory handed South well at the end, credit to them in wicketkeeper Carey taking the put on an impressive 107 before Africa their first ODI series the last 10 overs,” he said. catch. Stoinis was caught at backward triumph in Australia since 2009 “After 35 overs we were in a Aiden Markram smashed point. and left Australia with plenty to great position but they took it three sixes, including one huge Carey supported Marsh as he ponder ahead of India’s arrival away at the end.” blow off Marcus Stoinis that made his sixth one-day ton in this month for a three-format Both sides opted for went out of the ground and 98 balls, with six fours and four tour. unchanged line-ups after Aus- down the street, with a new ball sixes, before he was caught at “I thought we played our tralia snapped a seven-game needed, on his way to 32. deep midwicket and hope began best game of (of the losing streak to clinch the second But as he looked set for a big to evaporate.

Sri Lanka’s Dananjaya reported for suspicious Bangladesh take command in Dhaka AFP bowling action SCOREBOARD give Zimbabwe a boost before stumps. AFP Bangladesh first innings DHAKA: Mominul Haque and c Mavuta b Jarvis ...... 9 Zimbabwe, buoyed by their shared a record Imrul Kayes c Chakabva b Jarvis ...... 0 151-run victory in -- their COLOMBO: Sri Lanka off-spinner Akila Dananjaya partnership with centuries apiece Mominul Haque c Chari b Chatara ...... 161 first Test win in five years -- was reported over a suspect bowling action during to put Bangladesh in a strong Mohammad Mithun c Taylor b Jarvis ...... 0 applied pressure in the first hour the first Test which England won by 211 runs, the position in the second Test against Mushfiqur Rahim not out ...... 111 through their seamers and were Taijul Islam c Chakabva b Jarvis ...... 4 International Cricket Council yesterday. Zimbabwe in Dhaka yesterday. Riyad not out ...... 0 rewarded early. “Dananjaya’s bowling action will now be scru- Mominul made 161 while Mush- Extras (b9, lb5, w1, nb3) ...... 18 The visitors hammered Bang- tinised further under the ICC process relating to fiqur added an unbeaten 111 as Total (five wickets; 90 overs) ...... 303 ladesh in the morning session as suspected illegal bowling actions reported in Tests, Bangladesh reached 303-5 at To Bat: Ariful Haque, , , paceman Jarvis removed openers ODIs and T20Is,” the governing body of the sport stumps on the opening day at Sher- Khaled Ahmed Imrul Kayes and Liton while said in a statement. e-Bangla National Stadium. Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Imrul), 2-16 (Liton), 3-26 (Mithun), Donald Tiripano handed debutant 4-292 (Mominul), 5-299 (Taijul) Dananjaya, 25, took two wickets giving away Mominul and Mushfiqur shared Bowling: Jarvis 19-5-48-3 (w1, nb1), Chatara 18-10-28- Mohammad Mithun a duck. 184 runs in the match that concluded in four days 266 runs in their fourth wicket 1, Tiripano 15-3-33-1(nb2), Raza 12-1-63-0, Williams 8-0- Jarvis forced an inside edge at Galle on Friday. stand, helping Bangladesh bounce 31-0, Mavuta 16-0-79-0, Masakadza 2-0-7-0 from Imrul Kayes to earn the first The match officials’ report, which was handed back from 26-3 to cross the breakthrough as wicketkeeper over to the Sri Lanka team management, cited con- 200-run mark for the first time in Regis Chakabva took the catch. cerns about the legality of his bowling action, the their last nine Test innings. Lanka earlier this year. Imrul, who faced 16 balls, was ICC said. Mominul faced 242 balls and After some early success, Zim- unable to open his account. He is required to undergo testing within two hit 19 fours in his seventh Test babwe had to wait for the second Fellow opener Liton picked out weeks and, during this period, Dananjaya is per- century, while Mushfiqur smashed new ball to break the partnership, the midwicket fielder Brendon mitted to continue bowling in international cricket nine fours for his sixth Test when Tendai Chatara forced Mavuta after he flicked Jarvis in the until the results are known, the ICC added. hundred. Mominul to give a catch at gully to bowler’s next over. The second Test starts in Pallekele on They surpassed Bangladesh’s Brian Chari. Liton earlier was reprieved on Wednesday and the third and final match in the Bangladesh’s Mominul Haque previous record-high for a fourth Kyle Jarvis removed night- nought as the third umpire Rod series will begin in Colombo on November 23. in action yesterday. wicket stand of 180 runs, shared by watchman Taijul Islam for four in Tucker overturned a caught behind Mominul and Liton Das against Sri the penultimate over of the day to dismissal following a replay. 30 SPORT MONDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2018

Klopp admits Qatar’s Tamimi in quarters Liverpool got ‘lucky’ against Fulham on a day of upsets in Doha AFP ARMSTRONG VAS LIVERPOOL: Jurgen Klopp Qatar’s Abdulla Al Tamimi in action in this file photo. THE PENINSULA accepted his Liverpool side got “a bit lucky” after a DOHA: Fifth-seed Abdulla Al controversial offside flag Tamimi moved into the quarter- denied Fulham the lead in finals of the QSF No.1, PSA World their 2-0 defeat at Anfield Tour Bronze tournament, on a day yesterday. when two other seeded players Under-pressure Fulham Cameron Pilley of Australia and manager Slavisa Jokanovic hit Chris Simpson of England fell by out at what he described as an the wayside. “absurd” situation after Ale- At the Khalifa International ksandar Mitrovic appeared to Tennis and Complex, have headed the bottom-of- Qatar’s Tamimi took a minute less the-table visitors into the lead then a hour to win 11-9, 12-14, five minutes before the break. 11-8, 11-3 against Iker Pajares Celebrations were cut Bernabeu. short by the offside flag, The World No.28 started with however, and a quick restart a flourish winning the first game from Liverpool goalkeeper but lost the second one but then Alisson allowed Trent Alex- bounced back to wrap up the pro- ander-Arnold to play in ceedings in the third and fourth Mohamed Salah for his eighth game. goal of the season and his 34th In the fourth game, Bernabeu, in his last 36 games at Anfield. who won the longest round one Just 14 seconds sepa- match, beating Auguste Dussourd rated the flag and the Liv- in 80 minutes, seemed to run out erpool opener and when of steam in the fourth, managing Xherdan Shaqiri stretched the just three points. lead with a delightful volley Tamimi faces third-seed eight minutes into the second in the last eight stage, half the game was beyond in the pre-quarter-finals the the visitors. World No.24 from England faced Both Simpson and Pilley had could not repeat his giant killing 2018 QSF NO.1 - RESULTS Klopp was unsure of early trouble from 39-year-old got a bye to the second round but act here yesterday. The former Pre-quarter-final results yesterday whether the officials had Olli Tuominen of Finland but failed to live up to their seedings. world junior champion went [5] Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT) bt Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) 3-1 (11-9, 12-14, 11-8, 11-3) been right to deny Fulham a recovered in quick time to win On Saturday, two local down to of [3] Daryl Selby (ENG) bt Olli Tuominen (FIN) 3-1 (4-11, 11-3, 13-11, 11-7 goal but hailed the “brilliant” 4-11, 11-3, 13-11, 11-7 in 53 minutes. players exit the competition with England in a five-game thriller George Parker (ENG) bt. [4] Cameron Pilley (AUS) 3-0 (17-15, 11-5, 11-7) reaction of his Premier Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt. [7] Chris Simpson (ENG) 3-0 (11-6, 11-9, 11-9) League title-chasers in Meanwhile, Malaysian Ivan wildcards Hamad Al Hamri and which went on for 69 minutes. Joshua Masters (ENG) bt. [8] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) 3-2 (11-9, 8-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-8) Yuen, defeated seventh-seed Rashid Al Harib, both fell in Masters will take on top seed [1] Omar Mosaad (EGY) bt. Christopher Binnie (JAM) 3-1 (11-3, 11-7, 7-11, 11-6) turning the situation to their Simpson in straight games 11-6, respective straight games defeats Egyptian Omar Mosaad who First Round on Saturday advantage. 11-9, 11-9. to Egypt’s Mohamed Reda and advanced with a 3-1 win over Christopher Binnie (JAM) bt [9/16] Peter Creed (WAL) 3-1 (7-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5) “I saw it once, I’m not Yuen takes on another England’s Joshua Masters, Christopher Binnie of Jamaica Joshua Masters (ENG) bt [WC] Rashid Al-Harib (QAT) 3-0 (11-2, 11-4, 11-0) sure if it was offside or not,” unseeded player George Parker respectively. 11-3, 11-7, 7-11, 11-6 in 52 minutes. Ivan Yuen (MAS) bt Bernat Jaume (ESP)3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-9) said the Liverpool manager. of England in the quarters. Parker Meanwhile, promising The quarter-finals will be George Parker (ENG) bt Tayyab Aslam (PAK) 3-1 (16-14, 11-5, 10-12, 11-9) “We didn’t get a goal against Olli Tuominen (FIN) bt (ENG) 3-1 (7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-1) Arsenal when we scored a pulled off the second upset of the Malaysian youngster Eain Yow played today while the semi- Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) bt Auguste Dussourd (FRA) 3-1 (11-4, 8-11, 11-8, 13-11)

evening by defeating fourth-seed Ng, who created a flutter at last finals will be staged tomorrow Richie Fallows (ENG) bt Chris Hanson (USA) 3-0 (11-9, 11-6, 11-4) clearer goal. I don’t want to Pilley 17-15, 11-5, 11-7 in 42 month’s Qatar Classic held at the and final will be held on Mohamed Reda (EGY) bt [WC] Hamad Al-Amri (QAT) 3-0 (11-9, 11-3, 11-8) compare it but you cannot minutes. same venue by defeating Tamimi November 14. change it. “The most important thing is reacting in a situation like that and that was bril- liant. Ally, Trent, Mo and done, it was a fantastic situation.” Record-breaking Hamilton claims The German boss also felt Andy Robertson had been impeded in the run up to Ful- ham’s disallowed goal and it 100th pole position for Mercedes was the Scottish full-back who could have played Mitrovic onside. AFP Former Formula One driver Rubens Barrichello (left) with Mercedes’ Lewis SAO PAULO: Record-breaking Lewis Hamilton Hamilton (right) and Valtteri Bottas before the Brazilian Grand Prix at the claimed his 10th pole of the season and Mercedes’ Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Interlagos in Sao Paulo, Brazil, yesterday. 100th in Formula One when he dominated a rain- Misoi and threatened qualifying session for the Brazilian Grand Prix. Muriuki win The new five-time world champion clocked a track record best lap in one minute and 7.281 seconds on his second run in the final session to boost his Athens hopes of a rare Interlagos victory and Mercedes bid for a fifth straight teams’ title. Marathon That lifted him clear of Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari by almost one-tenth of a second with his Mercedes AFP team-mate Valtteri Bottas, who took pole last year, third ahead of Kimi Raikkonen in the second Ferrari. ATHENS: Kenya’s Brimin Hamilton was delighted with pole. Kipkorir Misoi won the 36th “That was a tough session,” he said. “The weather Athens Classic Marathon was going up and down.Ferrari are very quick this yesterday clocking the weekend, but we did a lot of work to make sure we 42.195km distance in two are ready. hours, 10 minutes and 56 “It’s great to be here in Brazil -- I have Ayrton seconds. Senna’s design on my helmet.” The leading four He missed the course drivers were scrapping for any advantage for their record by 19 seconds set by teams as Ferrari bid to out-score Mercedes by 13 fellow Kenyan Felix Kandie points to keep alive their bid to stop them retaining four years ago. the constructors’ championship. The next two spots were It was a record-increasing 82nd pole for Ham- Massa, Hamilton look back taken by Ethiopians Tiruneh ilton, who has won only once in Brazil, in 2016, and Workneh Tesfa in second the first time he has taken a pole position in any with a time of 2:12.52 and races after he has won the championship. Max Ver- Azmeraw Mengistu third in stappen was fifth ahead of his Red Bull team-mate 10 years to Brazil title thriller 2:13.20. Daniel Ricciardo, Marcus Ericsson and his Sauber Shelmith Muriuki made AP team-mate Charles Lerclerc, Romain Grosjean of Haas Interlagos a year earlier which saw the bit difficult” after that race, with the it a Kenyan double as she and Pierre Gasly of Toro Rosso. Vettel was called to title going to Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen. British driver clinching the title after a won the women’s race in the stewards after the session following an incident SAO PAULO: Ten years ago at the A decade later, Hamilton is the newly last-minute overtake of Toyota’s Timo 2:36.46. when he was summoned to the weighbridge, refused Brazilian Grand Prix, Felipe Massa crowned five-time champion and in Glock. “The relationship with Brazil had A record 18,750 runners to turn off his engine and destroyed the scales when thought he was Formula One world pole position for the race. Massa is a TV ups and downs, but now it is just great,” from 105 countries took part he drove off them. champion - for 23 seconds at least. pundit preparing for the Formula E said Hamilton. in the marathon which “I think it’s better if I don’t say anything,” said After winning his home race at season. The two former adversaries The 37-year-old Massa, who retired began near the tumulus Vettel afterwards. “They shouldn’t call us like that. Interlagos, Ferrari driver Massa talked about the old days in the paddock from F1 last year without ever winning erected for the Greek dead When the conditions are like that, it’s not fair. I appeared to have done enough to and roamed around the track with other the title, says personal and team mis- from the Battle of Marathon wanted them to hurry up.” Vettel still retained second become the first Brazilian to win the drivers in a truck. takes a decade ago made all the dif- in 490BC and ended in the place on the grid after a stewards’ inquiry only rep- title since Ayrton Senna in 1991. “I didn’t lose the 2008 title in ference at the end of one of the most Panathenaic Stadium in rimanded and fined him for destroying the But premature celebrations by Brazil,” Massa said. “I won it (the race), exciting seasons of the series. Athens, site of the first weighbridge. Ferrari and Massa in his cockpit sud- but nothing else depended on me 10 “In Singapore I didn’t get any points, modern Olympics in 1896. The four-time champion was instead fined denly ended when Hamilton, then a years ago. Winning actually made me finished 13th. In Hungary I was leading The marathon course €25,000. “The stewards found that the driver failed McLaren driver, climbed to fifth place less frustrated because I did all I could. and my engine broke just two laps includes going through the to follow the instructions of the relevant officials for on the last turn of the race. That proved Hamilton won the title because of his before the checkered flag. So at Inter- small town of Mati where 99 the safe and orderly conduct of the event and order sufficient for Hamilton to secure his first great season, not because of his fifth lagos it wasn’t really that likely I could people lost their lives in a a reprimand (non-driving) and a fine of 25,000 title in Sao Paulo in 2008 and overcome place at Interlagos.” Hamilton be champion in the end,” the Brazilian forest fire this past summer. euros,” said a statement. his disappointing performance at remembers that Brazilian fans “were a said. MONDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2018 SPORT 31 Al Wakrah Stadium taking shape Croatia coach Dalic praises Qatar’s compact Cup plans

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DOHA: Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic is no stranger to the Gulf after spending seven years managing teams in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Dalic won four major honours in the region and reached the final of the AFC Champions League with Al Ain in 2016 . Dalic is looking forward to the first FIFA World Cup™ in the Arab world and believes Qatar’s compact tournament prepara- tions will help take international football to the next level. Croatia coach Zlatko Dakic is seen during a press conference at The former defensive mid- the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia in this file photo. fielder, who led his country to a runners-up finish at this sum- mer’s World Cup in Russia, spoke to www.sc.qa during the The 2022 FIFA World Cup™ day, maybe even three, which is tournament, Luka Modric. We 52nd International Sports Sym- in Qatar will be the first a big advantage. had a great generation that only posium in Sarajevo. compact version of the tour- Qatar, a small country like wanted great success, so there You have previously nament. It will significantly Croatia, wants to experience is also an element of luck managed football clubs in the reduce the need for travel while success on the international involved. Gulf. What are your experi- fans will have the chance to stage. What advice can a coach The team must love the pitch ences of the region? attend more than one match like you give to Qatar to help they play on. Showing heart is I coached in this part of the per day. What are your the country follow in the foot- the most important thing, world for seven years and I have thoughts on this? steps of Croatia? because then, even if you do not to say that it was very nice. I Recently, and for the There must be trust among win the game, no one will be learned a lot of new things in life majority of my career, I have the players, while it is very disappointed. being here, but most impor- been accustomed to playing and important to maintain unity and There are exactly four years tantly, I had good results on the coaching in big countries, which discipline. Also, it’s integral that to go until the start of the 2022 pitch. sometimes requires a lot of national team players are FIFA World Cup™. We hope to I can say in the Gulf I became effort. playing in continental tourna- see you here coaching Croatia. calmer, and how to remain calm Constantly changing location ments like the UEFA Champions Thank you very much for is important for a manager who can be a headache and affect the League, or in Qatar’s case the your wishes. You have young, Work on Al Wakrah Stadium’s façade is almost complete and must deal with defeats, for game adversely. I think a AFC Champions League, and smart people in Qatar, who are its retractable roof cables are now being installed. Inside the instance, or being eliminated compact World Cup will make play for title-contending clubs educated and prepared to host stadium, the installation of the seats is progressing, giving a real from a tournament. As they the game more “high level” and in the countries where they play. the world’s biggest tournament. sense of what this magnificent arena will look like three years would say, “InshAllah”. Being of course, like the fans, man- In the end, we also had the Continue in that direction and from now. The new Al Wakrah Stadium will host matches of the there helped me reach where I agers might also be able to watch best players of the World Cup I’m sure everyone will enjoy the 2022 FIFA World Cup. am as a manager. more than a single match in one and the best player of the World Cup in 2022. ATP Finals: Anderson off to flyer with win over Thiem REUTERS down his 13th ace to open his account playing outstanding from the baseline,” Anderson wrapped up the set on World number six Anderson earned in the Lleyton Hewitt group. Thiem told reporters. serve at 5-3 but Thiem came out striking a second match point and again Thiem LONDON: Kevin Anderson made a Anderson, 32, celebrated by leading “Of course, he can win the title here,” the ball with more aggression in the responded strongly, saving it with a deft winning debut at the ATP Finals with a the packed crowd in singing ‘happy he said. second set and improved his serving volley. 6-3 7-6(10) victory over Austrian birthday’ to his wife Kelsey. Anderson had lost both his matches percentage to such an extent that he Anderson fired down an ace to save Dominic Thiem in the opening singles The opening action featured two of against Thiem this year, having won conceded only two of 25 points after a second set point and, despite failing match at the O2 Arena yesterday. this year’s Grand Slam runners-up but their previous six clashes, and he looked landing his first delivery. to convert a third match point, he would Wimbledon runner-up Anderson, it was Anderson who looked best- fired up to reassert his dominance over Thiem could make little impression not be denied. the first South African to qualify for the equipped to make a big impression this year’s French Open runner-up, on the Anderson serve either, though, There is still time for Thiem but with season-ender since Wayne Ferreira in alongside the River Thames. clenching his fist regularly after winning and the match drifted into a Federer still to play he faces a third con- 1995, was comfortably the better player Standing at six foot eight, it would points. tiebreaker. secutive group phase exit. in a one-sided first set. be easy to dismiss him as just a big He broke serve in the fourth game The 25-year-old Austrian saved a The Gustavo Kuerten Group, fea- The second set was a much tighter server but his all-round game was too after a deep service return forced an match point at 5-6 before playing a sen- turing world number one and tour- affair with serve dominating but good for Thiem. error from the Austrian and had chances sational point to earn a set point of his nament favourite Novak Djokovic, Marin Anderson sneaked a gripping tiebreaker “He’s very dangerous. He serves for a double break two games later but own, only to then net a forehand off a Cilic, Alexander Zverev and American 12-10 on his fourth match point, banging well. I think out of the taller guys, he’s Thiem hung in. powerful Anderson first serve. debutant John Isner begins today. Pakistan-New Points leaders City win Zealand series Manchester derby 3-1 decider REUTERS angle, past David de Gea. United abandoned manager Jose Mourinho brought Messi returns AFP LONDON: Premier League on Romelu Lukaku for Jesse but Barcelona leaders Manchester City turned Lingard in the 57th minute and on the style with a 3-1 win over within seconds the Belgian beaten by Betis DUBAI: The third and final one-day Manchester United in their derby forward helped get his team back international between Pakistan and clash yesterday, leaving Pep in the game. Lukaku was brought New Zealand was abandoned after REUTERS Guardiola’s unbeaten side two down inside the area by City persistent rain in Dubai yesterday, points clear of Liverpool. keeper Ederson and French leaving the series tied at 1-1. David Silva fired City ahead forward Anthony Martial confi- BARCELONA: La Liga leaders Pakistan scored 279-8 in their 50 in the 12th minute after a Raheem dently converted the spot kick. Barcelona fell to a first home overs after Pakistan won the toss and Sterling cross from the left was But four minutes from the defeat in any competition for more batted. turned back across the goal by end City secured the victory, their than two years when they were New Zealand were 35-1 after 6.5 Bernardo Silva and the Spaniard 10th in 12 games this season, beaten 4-3 by Real Betis at the Nou overs when rain halted play. took his time before blasting when the influential Bernardo Camp yesterday despite Lionel Earlier a well-crafted 92 from home. City doubled their lead in Silva picked out substitute Ilkay Messi returning from injury, while Babr Azam and half-centuries from the third minute after the interval Gundogan in the area and the Ivan Rakitic was sent off for the Fakhar Zaman and Haris Sohail -- Aguero bursting goalwards German made no mistake as he Catalans. guided Pakistan to 279-8. and playing a clever exchange made it 3-1. Betis’s livewire winger Junior Lockie Ferguson, though, put the with Riyad Mahrez, before Eighth placed United are gave the visitors a deserved lead brakes on with a fine display of fast thumping the ball, from a tight now 12 points behind City. in the 20th minute, finishing off a bowling, taking a career best 5-45 hugely impressive counter-attack from his 10 overs. EPL results - collated that had started in their own Zaman and Mohammad Hafeez penalty area, while captain (19) added 64 for the first wicket LONDON: Collated English Premier League results yesterday: Joaquin doubled their lead in the before Hafeez dislodged a bail with Arsenal 1 (Mkhitaryan 86) Wolves 1 (Cavaleiro 13) 35th after another venture down his heel while working Ferguson to Chelsea 0 Everton 0 the wing from Junior. long leg, bringing Azam to the crease Liverpool 2 (Salah 41, Shaqiri 53) Fulham 0 Messi pulled Barca back into in the 14th over. Manchester City 3 (D Silva 12, Aguero 48, Gundogan 86) the game by converting a penalty Zaman hit eight boundaries in his Manchester United 1 (Martial 58-pen) midway through the second half eighth one-day half century before Played Saturday but Betis restored their two-goal being caught on the long-on Cardiff 2 (Paterson 28, Bamba 90) Brighton 1 (Dunk 6) cushion through Giovani Lo Celso. boundary off Colin de Grandhomme Crystal Palace 0 Tottenham 1 (Foyth 66) Arturo Vidal quickly responded Manchester United’s Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku for 65. Azam then paced the innings Huddersfield 1 (Pritchard 6) West Ham 1 (Anderson 74) with a goal down the other end (left) vies with Manchester City’s French defender during a third wicket stand of 108 Leicester 0 Burnley 0 but Sergio Canales soon made it Aymeric Laporte during their English Premier with Sohail. Sohail struck two sixes 4-2. Messi later scored from close and six boundaries in his 59-ball 60 Newcastle 2 (Rondon 7, 39) Bournemouth 1 (Lerma 45+5) League match at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, range in stoppage time. before he was caught in the deep off Southampton 1 (Gabbiadini 20) Watford 1 (Holebas 82) north-west England, yesterday. Ferguson. MONDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2018 SPORT 27 I felt really, really good for three days. I mean, 20 under is my best US golfer Matt Kuchar TENNIS CRICKET 54-hole total. I felt in control of after taking a strong my ball striking. I felt in control of lead at the Mayakoba ATP Finals: Novak Djokovic Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe, driving, the iron play, the putting. vs John Isner Golf Classic. ACTION 2nd Test in Dhaka It’s been a great three days. TODAY’S

A new edition of Qatar Asian Junior 6 Qataris among contenders for Asian Junior title in Doha U-14 Tournament begins today. THE PENINSULA Qatar will be represented and international tourna- doubles title while Al Yafei The medal ceremony will by Nasser Al Yafei, Rashed ments to help the national won the doubles titles of the be attended by the officials of DOHA: A new edition of Nawaf, Abdulaziz Zainal, teams players reach new two tournaments. the QTSBF. Qatar Asian Junior U-14 Tour- Meshaal Al Khenji, Amna Al levels.” Meanwhile, on the other Qatar national team (A) nament will begin today with Qaet and Sheikha Khalifa. Al Khelaifi stressed that hand, the QTSBF Junior lead the standings of boys players from different coun- Khalid Al Khelaifi, Board the federation is keen to Tennis Team Cup will be con- under 12 years with 4 points tries eyeing top honours at Member of the Qatar Tennis, support the national teams cluded at the Khalifa Tennis ahead Qatar national team (B) the Khalifa International Squash and Badminton Fed- players in all categories. and Squash Complex today. in the second place. Tennis and Squash Complex. eration and Head National The Qatari players dom- The local tournament fea- In boys under 10 years The tournament is being Teams Committee, said: “The inated the last two editions of tures the participation of a event, Qatar’s Tennis School held in cooperation with the Asian Junior Tennis Tour- the tournament held in April number of teams under 19, 12, lead the standing with 6 Asian Tennis Federation and nament comes in light of the 2018 as Nawaf claimed the 14, and 18 years including points while Qatar national will bring together 60 players federation’s strategy to titles of singles events of both Qatar’s national teams, Lions tennis team (A) occupy the vying for the title. organise a series of regional tournaments in addition to a and Qatar’s Tennis School. second place. Tsitsipas downs De Minaur Siniakova stars as Czech Republic to win Next Gen ATP final seal Fed Cup title AFP REUTERS meeting in a Fed Cup final for MILAN: Greece’s Stefanos Tsit- the first time in more than three sipas capped a breakthrough PRAGUE: The Czech Republic decades. season by rallying from a set won their sixth Fed Cup title in The US team, though, had down to beat Australian Alex de eight years yesterday as world to rely on three Fed Cup new- Minaur in the Next Gen ATP final doubles number one Katerina comers as they were missing on Saturday. Siniakova outlasted American Serena and Venus Williams, The 20-year-old Tsitsipas, Sofia Kenin in a marathon holders of a combined 30 grand ranked 15th in the world, came match in front of a boisterous, slam singles titles, along with through 2-4, 4-1, 4-3 (7/3), 4-3 sold-out home crowd. world number six Sloane (7/3) against 19-year-old de In an exciting back-and- Stephens and Madison Keys, Minaur after one hour and 41 forth rubber lasting three hours semi-finalist at both Roland minutes for his second title after 45 minutes, Siniakova held off Garros and Flushing Meadows. Stockholm last month. the 19-year-old Fed Cup deb- “We did not get the result Tsitsipas, one of the sport’s utante to give the Czechs a 3-0 that we wanted but nobody can most improved players this year win in the best-of-five final say that we didn’t leave it all out after starting the season ranked before being embraced by team there,” US captain Kathy Rinaldi 91st, also finished runner-up to mates in front of the 14,500 fans said. Rafael Nadal in Barcelona and at the O2 Arena. The Czechs claimed their Toronto. “It was an unbelievable 11th Fed Cup title, including five The top seed claimed the match for me. It was up and as part of Czechoslovakia. The title by winning all five of his down, nerves,” 22-year-old Americans have won 18 titles matches during the week, to Siniakova said on the court and showed yesterday the succeed South Korea’s Chung after the match that was just younger players could carry on Hyeon, who won the inaugural short of the longest rubber -- the tradition one day. edition last year in which Tsitsipas at four hours flat -- in Fed Cup Kenin also pushed Czech only played an exhibition match. history. veteran Barbora Strycova, “It feels great. I’ve been “I am just terribly happy I playing in her final tie for the playing some great tennis this won.” Czechs after a 16-year Fed Cup week here in Milan,” Tsitsipas The competition’s two most career, to three sets on Winner Stefanos Tsitsipas (left) of Greece and runner-up Australia’s Alex de Minaur pose with their said. successful nations were Saturday. trophies after the men’s final of the Next Generation ATP Finals in Milan on Saturday. “I stayed calm although I had a chance twice to win the match, but remained calm. I was aiming volley by de Minaur saved two it’s time to take a break. But to win that match. I was men- match points to force a really proud with myself, and tally very strong and that was tie-break. I really owe it all to the team of proven in the tie-break in the Tsitsipas made no mistake people I’ve put around me.” last set.” on his third, though, after the The round-robin tournament I stayed calm Second seed de Minaur -- Australian sent a forehand long. for players aged under 21 years although I had a who began the season at number “Overall I’m very happy has a shorter format than other chance twice to 208 in the world rankings and with my performance,” said the tournaments, playing sets of win the match, but reached a career-high 31 last player from Sydney. first to four games, with tie month -- had been undefeated “All credit to Stefanos. He breaks at 3-3. remained calm. I was until the final. was a better player today.” He It is designed to increase aiming to win that And he pushed Tsitsipas, added: “And I’m very happy it’s the number of pivotal moments match. I was mentally who had been poised to snatch over. It’s been a long season, a in a match, while playing best- very strong and that victory in the fourth set with a season I’ll never forget. of-five sets does not alter the 3-2, 30/40 lead on the Austral- “I’ve played some number of games required to was proven in the ian’s serve. incredible tennis throughout win a match (12) from the tra- tie-break in the last Members of Czech Fed Cup team celebrate with the trophy after But a missed forehand, fol- the whole year. And both men- ditional three-set scoring set: Stefanos Tsitsipas the Fed Cup World Group final in Prague yesterday. lowed by a lunging backhand tally and physically, I feel like format. Kuchar takes four-shot lead at Mayakoba Classic AFP MAYAKOBA CLASSIC SCORES four off the pace. The 26-year-old from Seoul, who is MEXICO CITY: Matt Kuchar surged into 193 - Matt Kuchar 64-64-65 yet to record a victory on the PGA Tour, a four-shot lead at the US PGA Tour’s 197 - Kim Whee (KOR) 68-63-66 carded four birdies on the front nine Mayakoba Classic on Saturday, firing a 198 - Richy Werenski 65-66-67, Danny Lee (NZL) before claiming a fifth of the day on the six-under-par 65 to edge closer to a first 65-66-67 15th. title in four years. 199 - Aaron Wise 71-65-63, J.J. Spaun 69-65-65, But there was disappointment for The 40-year-old American, who has 23-year-old Cameron Champ, who was Cameron Champ 68-62-69 not won a title since the 2014 RBC Her- on course to finish the third round tied itage, finished the third round on 20 200 - Brice Garnett 68-67-65, Jim Furyk 69-65- for second with Kim only for a double- under, a 54-hole aggregate of 193. 66, Emiliano Grillo (ARG) 65-68-67, Abraham bogey six on the 18th to send him sliding Kuchar, who had moved two strokes Ancer (MEX) 65-68-67, Pat Perez 66-67-67, Adam down the leaderboard.

clear of the field on Friday after a second Hadwin (CAN) 65-67-68, Anirban Lahiri (IND) Champ’s double on the last left him Matt Kuchar of the United straight 64, barely put a foot wrong once 65-66-69 at 14 under, six strokes back from States plays his shot more on the El Camaleon Golf Club Kuchar, heading into the final round. during the third round Course at Playa del Carmen. With Kim four off the lead, of the Mayakoba Golf The world number 40 made four a glimmer of hope, but Kuchar duly hit Richy Werenski and New Zealand’s Classic at El Camaleon birdies and five pars to reach the turn back on the 15th with his seventh birdie Danny Lee are five adrift on 15 under. Mayakoba Golf Course at four under for the day, and then of the day to restore his four-shot Werenski and Lee both made 67 to stay on Saturday in Playa del grabbed two more birdies on the 12th cushion. in touch. Carmen, Mexico. and 13th. South Korea’s Kim Whee will lead The low round of the day belonged A bogey on the par-four 14th after a the pursuit of Kuchar after shooting a to Aaron Wise, who lit up the course with wayward tee-shot gave the chasing pack five-under-par 66 to move to 16 under, an eight-under-par 63.