TENNIS | Page 6 ATHLETICS | Page 7 Federer does Coe ready family proud for IAAF to to battle into rule on quarters Russia return Friday, October 12, 2018 FOOTBALL Safar 3, 1440 AH PSG star Mbappe is GULF TIMES Time magazine’s ‘Future of Soccer’ SPORT Page 3 FOOTBALL Qatar face Ecuador in international friendly today By Sports Reporter tournament and show our rivals coach Hernan Dario Gomez has Doha what we are capable of,” Sanchez recalled Carlos Gruezo but there had said last week. “Obviously is no place on the roster for Man- we want to have our best play- chester United captain Antonio oach Felix Sanchez will ers in the squad for the Asian Valencia. After facing Qatar to- hope Qatar can continue Cup and the friendlies are a great day, Ecuador head to Oman for its good run in interna- opportunity for us to test our- another friendly. tional friendlies as they selves,” he added. Gruezo played in the 2014 FIFA Chost Ecuador at the Jassim Bin Ecuador, who missed out World Cup as a 19-year-old, hav- Hamad Stadium today. In the two on qualifying for Russia World ing only debuted for his nation a friendlies held in September at Cup earlier this year, are physi- month before the tournament in home, Qatar had defeated China cally strong, which will pose a Brazil. Gruezo’s time with La Tri and Palestine. challenge to Qatar players. But has not been as productive re- Ecuador will pose a bigger Sanchez is hoping his men can cently. This will be his fi rst call- challenge to Qatar but Sanchez raise their level against the South up in a year, since a 2-0 defeat to is hoping they can snatch an- Americans. Brazil in September 2017 that saw other morale-boosting win in the Spaniard has said Qatar’s prepa- Qatar are also scheduled to the 23-year-old fail to make it off build-up to the prestigious Asian rations for the Asian Cup were meet Switzerland and Iceland the bench. His last appearance Cup early next year. After Ecua- continuing apace and the friend- in friendlies in November, and came in September 2016 in a 1-2 dor’s match, Qatar will travel to lies would give him a clearer possibly also Brazil and Iran in loss to Peru. Tashkent to face Uzbekistan in picture as to the make-up of the March in the build-up to the Gomez returned to the Ec- Tashkent on October 16. squad for the continental event. Copa America in which Al An- uador side he coached between Sanchez has announced a bal- “The Asian Cup is a very im- nabi would be participating for 1999 and 2004, having led Pan- anced team combining youth and portant tournament for us. We the fi rst time. ama to this year’s World Cup in Qatar players take part in a training session at Al Sadd Sports Club on the eve of the international friendly experience for the friendlies. The want to be competitive in the Meanwhile, Ecuador’s head Russia. against Ecuador yesterday. CRICKET / PAK VS AUS, DAY 5, 1ST TEST Khawaja shines as Aussies draw Pakistan in thriller Left-hander hits solid 141 for his seventh Test ton z Yasir scalps four but Paine and his men hang on AFP take a wicket in the fi rst session. Dubai The pair eventually put on an in- valuable 132 runs for the fourth wicket. pener Usman Khawaja Khawaja, who was born hit a fi ghting hundred in Pakistan but moved to to foil Pakistan and Australia as a child, help Australia escape batted for eight Owith a draw in the fi rst Test in hours 44 min- Dubai yesterday. utes and faced The left-hander hit a solid 141 302 balls before for his seventh Test hundred, he was sixth man while skipper Tim Paine (61 not out in the fi nal out) and Travis Head (72) also session. He was hit half centuries as Australia trapped leg-before fi nished at 362-8 late in the day sweeping Yasir. with lights coming on at Dubai Khawaja, who hit 11 stadium. boundaries, had a top After Khawaja was dismissed score of 26 in fi ve previ- with 14.3 overs left and Yasir ous Tests in Asia. Shah quickly removed Mitch- His innings was the ell Starc (one) and Peter Siddle second longest in the (nought), Paine and number ten fourth innings of a Test, Nathan Lyon (fi ve not out) sur- behind England’s Michael vived 12.1 overs. Atherton’s 645 minute Both had some anxious mo- vigil in scoring 185 not out ments before players shook hands against South Africa in Jo- with one ball to go in leg-spinner hannesburg in 1995. It was Yasir’s fi nal over. the highest fourth-in- Yasir had shaken the Austral- nings score by any visiting ian innings with 4-114 but Aus- batsman in Asia, beating tralia clung on. They have now New Zealand’s Daniel Vet- won two and drawn two of their tori’s 140 made at Colom- 16 Tests in Asia since 2012. bo against Sri Lanka nine Pakistan captain Sarfraz years ago. Ahmed was full of praise for Kha- Pakistan started the day need- waja. ing seven wickets to win but “We hoped to roll them out but nothing worked for Sarfraz, de- we have to give credit to Khawa- spite multiple bowling changes. ja,” said Sarfraz. “We had an idea Pakistan could have had Head Australia’s that he would understand our leg-before off leg-spinner Yasir Usman Khawaja. tactics but it wasn’t easy to bat on 44, but Sarfraz did not review and despite that he soldiered on, umpire Richard Kettleborough’s we must give him credit.” not out decision. Replays showed Scorecard Paine admitted it was hard the ball was hitting the stumps. work to save the Test. Pakistan were only rewarded PAKISTAN 1st inn 482 all out M. Starc c Azam b Yasir 1 “It was an extremely tough when they took the second new AUSTRALIA 1st inn 202 all out P. Siddle lbw b Yasir 0 Test match,” said Paine, after his ball as soon as it was due and second Test as captain. Hafeez trapped Head leg-before PAKISTAN 2nd inn 181/6 decl. N. Lyon not out 5 “Pakistan played very well with the fi rst ball. Australia wob- AUSTRALIA 2nd inn (overnight: 136/3) Extras (b 13, lb 4, nb 3) 20 but I am proud of our comeback. bled but Khawaja and Paine, who A. Finch lbw b Abbas 49 Total (for 8 wkts; 139.5 overs) 362 There was a bit of a collapse but batted for 3 hours and 39 min- U. Khawaja lbw b Yasir 141 Fall of wickets: 1-87 (Finch), 2-87 (S. the guys have been working hard utes, ensured a draw. Marsh), 3-87 (M. Marsh), 4-219 (Head), over the last few months and I’m The second Test starts in Abu S. Marsh c Sarfraz b Abbas 0 5-252 (Labuschagne), 6-331 (Khawaja), happy everything’s gone to plan.” Dhabi from October 16. M. Marsh lbw b Abbas 0 7-333 (Starc), 8-333 (Siddle) Pakistan opener Imam-ul- Australia’s hero was Khawaja, T. Head lbw b Hafeez 72 who started the day on 50 not out Haq will miss the match after he Bowling: Abbas 27-7-56-3, Hafeez 6-0-29-1, as Australia resumed on 136-3. suff ered a fractured fi nger fi eld- M. Labuschagne lbw b Yasir 13 Yasir 43.5-9-114-4, Riaz 16-3-42-0 (3nb), Asif Khawaja and Head added 79 ing yesterday. T. Paine not out 61 37-8-87-0, Sohail 9-1-16-0, Shafiq 1-0-1-0 before lunch as Pakistan failed to Pakistan’s Yasir Shah (right) had shaken the Aussie innings with the figures of 4-114. (AFP) Gulf Times 2 Friday, October 12, 2018 CRICKET PREVIEW FOCUS Chase says Windies ready to ‘fi ght back’ Kohli shields Shaw against India AFP Hyderabad est Indies all- from Tendulkar rounder Roston Chase said yester- day the West Indies Another century in the second match against Wwere looking to come back fi ght- ing in the second Test against In- the WI would see ‘boy wonder’ join a group of dia after their crushing defeat in Rajkot. greats who all hit tons in their first two Tests “We didn’t play well in the fi rst shadow game but are looking to fi ght back in the second,” Chase said a day AFP ahead of the game in Hyderabad. Hyderabad India’s Prithvi Shaw (second from right) “Had a bit of nervous energy in takes part in a training session ahead of the fi rst one but guys are good to the second Test against West Indies in go in the second,” said Chase, top irat Kohli sought to Hyderabad, India, on Wednesday. (AFP) scorer with 53 in his side’s 181 all protect prolifi c teen- out in the fi rst innings in Rajkot. Test to return home for a funeral. ager Prithvi Shaw yes- A hapless Caribbean side, Skipper Jason Holder, recov- terday from the weight led by opening batsman Kraigg ering from an ankle injury, might Vof comparisons with India leg- Brathwaite, went down to hosts also be back. India have retained end Sachin Tendulkar after the India by an innings and 272 runs the 12 they had announced for young batsman’s Test debut in Rajkot to trail the two-match the fi rst Test.