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SPORT SPORT | 18 SPORT | 19 No roars as England to Tiger Woods retain Buttler makes return but Denly in the to action firing line WEDNESDAY 15 JULY 2020 AFC shortlists Sanchez for top award THE PENINSULA – DOHA Under Felix Sanchez, Continent with a series of bril- In the first ever Zayani,Zayani, Saudi Arabia's first ever Qatar clinched their liant performances. 24-team AFC Asian nativenative headhead coaccoachh wwhoho lleded tthehe Qatar's Asian Cup winning maiden Asian title as With Asian glory achieved, Cup, the Qatari team teamteam to victory in 1984, also coach Felix Sanchez has been Sanchez is now tasked with mademade it to thethe list.list. included in a shortlist for the Al Annabi produced leading Qatar at their first FIFA was untouchable - FansFans can vote for theirtheir greatest tacticians of the a superb month of World Cup, which the West winning all seven favouritefavourite AFC Asian Cup coachcoach tournament's history by the football to claim a Asian will host in 2022. via the AFC websitewebsite (https:// Asian Football Confederation The rest of the 10-men list of their matches, www.the-afc.com/competi-www.the-afc.com/competii- (AFC). dominant maiden title also includes Mohammad scoring 19 goals and tions/afc-asian-cup/news/tions/afc-asian-cup/news/ The official website of the in the United Arab Ranjbar who is the first and conceding just one greatest-afc-asian-cup-greatest-afc-asian-cup- Asian governing body yesterday Emirates last year. only Iranian coach to win the coaches).coaches). TheThe pollpoll endsends at 16:00 listed the spaniard among 10 AFC Asian Cup on foreign soil as Almoez Ali and (UTC(UTC +8) on July 20.20. masterminds behind the Asian and Heshmat Mohajerani who Akram Afif dazzled title victories. guided his team to a brilliant the Continent with "They are Asian football’s Sanchez guided Qatar to win in 1972 and won all of their great managers, motivators and their maiden Asian title as Al four matches without con- a series of brilliant masterminds," the AFC website Annabi produced a superb ceding a single goal during performances. said. month of football to claim a their success on home soil four In the 64-year history of dominant maiden title in the years later. the tournament, only 16 men United Arab Emirates last year. Brazilian Carlos Alberto behind Japan's win in 2004,04, are have won the AFC Asian Cup In the first ever 24-team AFC Parreira, who won the title two also included in the list.. as a head coach, with countless Asian Cup, the Qatari team was times with Kuwait (1980) and Philippe Troussier,r, who other talented tacticians trying, untouchable - winning all seven Saudi Arabia (1988), Ange won the tournamentt withwith and failing, to get their hands of their matches, scoring 19 goals Postecoglou who tasted the Japan in 2000, Italian AlbertoAlberto on Asian football’s greatest and conceding just one as Almoez title win with Australia in 2015, Zaccheroni who led Japanpan to prize. Ali and Akram Afif dazzled the Brazil's Zico, the mastermind victory in 2011 and Khalilhalil Al Al Duhail beat Mesaimeer in friendly Real Madrid one win An Al Duhail player shoots at the goal as the Mesaimeer goalkeeper from La Liga crown tries to spoil his effort during their friendly AFP – MADRID second chance on Sunday when match played yesterday. they finish at Leganes while Bar- Al Duhail defeated Real Madrid need one victory to celona visit Alaves. Mesaimeer 4-0 with the secure La Liga after they held off Machis’s goal was the first help of a brilliant double from South Korean Han a second-half comeback from Madrid have conceded in six Kwang Song. Rabeh Granada on Monday to win 2-1 matches but few would have seen Yahia and Louis Martin and move four points clear of it coming after the first half. also scored a goal Barcelona. Madrid scored twice in six each. The QNB Stars With two games left, Madrid minutes, with both goals coming League points leaders will be crowned champions if they from breaks down their left. are gearing up for the beat Villarreal at home tomorrow Mendy had space in front of restart of the League regardless of how Barca fare at him and kept going, accelerating and will take on Umm the Camp Nou against Osasuna. between Victor Diaz and Dimitri Salal at the Al Janoub But they were made to sweat Foulquier before firing high and Stadium on July 25 as by a Granada team that are into the roof of the net from an the action resumes after gunning for Europe and have been acute angle. a long break which was arguably the division’s surprise of The second goal came down due to the COVID-19 the season after being promoted the same side, Isco’s backheel pandemic. from second tier last year. allowing Luka Modric to switch Ferland Mendy and Karim left to Benzema, who this time cut Benzema looked to have set inside Diaz and shot into the far Madrid on course for a com- corner. Al Arabi, Al Sailiya eye top-four spots fortable win at Los Carmenes but Madrid cruised through the Granada were transformed after rest of the half, pushing the ball the break and Darwin Machis’s around at will, but comfort THE PENINSULA – DOHA The Dream Team have six wins, as Trabelsi’s squad still nurtures high 50th-minute strike gave them perhaps created complacency and many draws and five defeats against their hopes of ending up in the top-four bracket hope. Granada improved after the Al Arabi and Al Sailiya will be looking to name. Their goal difference is +3 (27 goals and thereby playing in the Qatar Cup and An increasingly nervous break. enter the top four in the QNB Stars League for and 24 against). AFC Champions League, just like they did Madrid were clinging on by the Machis pulled a goal back, (QSL) when the competitive action begins Meanwhile, Al Sailiya, placed sixth in last season when they secured a third- end and needed Sergio Ramos to striking through the legs of on July 24. the standings with 23 points under Tunisian place finish, their best-ever performance clear one shot off the line as Zin- Courtois after Casemiro was dis- Clubs are continuing their prepara- coach Sami Trabelsi, will play Al Wakrah in the league. edine Zidane’s side dug in for a possessed in midfield and Madrid tions ahead of the resumption of the QSL, in their next match at the Al Janoub Following the coronavirus tests, held ninth consecutive victory. were rattled as Granada began to with all set for the kick off of the Week Stadium on July 26. The kick-off is at 16:45. as per the protocol developed by the QSL “Our vision when we start dictate play. 18 matches. The Peregrines have recorded seven in co-ordination with club authorities every season is to win the league,” A scramble in Madrid’s six- Al Arabi are gearing up for the wins, two draws and eight defeats, and and approved by the Ministry of Public said Zidane. yard box saw several players remainder of the season under Icelandic their goal difference is -3, having scored Health, both teams entered their team “There are two games left. We hacking at the ball in panic and coach Heimir Hallgrimsson and they will 19 goals and conceded 22. hotels and got engaged in training under are close but we’re not there yet.” Courtois was twice required to play Al Gharafa at the Al Janoub Stadium They have recorded seven wins, two a bubble. When the final whistle blew, make smart saves late on. on the day of QSL resumption. The kick- draws and eight defeats, and their goal With only seven rounds remaining, Zidane roared with relief and The closest Granada came was off is at 16:45. difference is -3, having scored 19 goals the football fans, despite not being Ramos clenched his fists after when the ball fell to Ramon Azeez Al Arabi are fifth in the league and conceded 22. allowed to watch live action inside the coming through their toughest test at the back post and he fired standings, behind Al Duhail, Al Rayyan, Al Sailiya had lost 1-2 to table toppers stadiums, will be in for a treat as the since the restart. towards the near post with Al Sadd and Al Gharafa in that order, with Al Duhail in Week 17 on March 7 before teams try to give their best for a fop four If Madrid slip up against Vil- Courtois stranded but Ramos was 24 points. the long break. finish. larreal, they will still have a on the line to clear. Tennis: Basel indoor Traisha makes a winning return in Ireland THE PENINSULA – DOHA tournament called off she sat at the rear of the field in the for the winning trainer Joseph Patrick AFP – PARIS early stages in this 8-runner race over O’Brien. Lighthouse Lady (IRE) Running for the first time in the colours 2,200 metres. (Helmet) was three lengths behind in The Swiss Indoor tennis tournament in Basel, scheduled from October of Al Wasmiyah Stud Syndicate, and A good pace was set by Hayyel (Dark third under Chris Hayes for trainer 24 to November 1, has been cancelled in the face of the coronavirus also making her debut for trainer Joseph Angel) and Traisha began to make up Edmond Kent.