SPORT Wednesday 7 June 2017 PAGE | 21 PAGE | 22 PAGE | 23 Stroll excited Bosz unveiled Rain postpones ahead of as new coach of French Open home race Dortmund quarters Winners honoured as QMMF England reach Trophy semis after NZ rout Cardiff Ben Stokes (48) all got out when chief hails 'thrilling' season AFP well set. But Jos Buttler's dashing Rizwan Rehmat onward, I couldn't regain my top ark Wood took the key unbeaten 61 helped take them The Peninsula spot." wicket of Kane Wil- to 310 all out. "This is racing and these Mliamson as England New Zealand lost their first opular rider Saeed Al things happen but I am happy booked their place in the semi- wicket just four balls into their Sulaiti yesterday was with my result and performance. finals of the Champions Trophy innings when Luke Ronchi was honoured with the Saeed deserve the championship with an 87-run win over New clean bowled for a golden duck winner's trophy and a title as he worked very hard," he Zealand at Cardiff yesterday. by Ball. cheque of QR 100,000 added. New Zealand, set 311 for Martin Guptill (27) and Wil- Pfor winning the Qatar Super- victory, finished on 223 all out liamson dug in before the stock 600 Championship at a with 39 balls left. former edged an intended drive glittering ceremony that marked They were in the hunt while off all-rounder Stokes to Root the end of the motor sport sea- captain Williamson, fresh from at a wide slip. son in the country. "It was a thrilling a hundred in the Blackcaps' Both Williamson, posting The ceremony, organised by season for the opening rain-marred no result his fifth fifty in as many ODIs Qatar Motor and Motorcycle against Australia, was making against England, and Taylor Federation (QMMF) and Losail riders and the 87. were hit on the helmet by fast Circuit Sports Club (LCSC), was drivers. We are But fast bowler Wood made bowler Liam Plunkett, who fin- held at the Ritz Carlton. the key breakthrough to dismiss ished with four for 55. The trophies were presented very happy to see the star batsman. But Williamson still drove by QMMF President Abdulrah- new Qatari faces in Then, as happened after Wood back over his head for man Al Mannai and LCSC Vice Williamson's departure against four at a Cardiff ground rival- President and General Manager our championships Australia, the Blackcaps lost a ling Wellington as a windswept Khalid Al Remaihi. and this was one cluster of wickets. Wood's fel- venue. Taylor, without being at QMMF President Al Mannai low paceman Jake Ball was his fluent best, offered sound said: "It was a thrilling season for of our goals: QMMF named man-of-the-match for support in a stand of 95. the riders and the drivers. We President a miserly return of two for 31 in England captain Eoin Mor- are very happy to see new Qatari Saeed Al Sulaiti receiving winner's cheque of QR 100,000 eight overs up front. gan, shuffling his pack, recalled faces in our championships and from QMMF President Abdulrahman Al Mannai and LCSC Vice- Abdulrahman Al Victory saw England into Wood and the Durham quick this was one of our goals. We President and General Manager Khalid Al Remaihi at Ritz Mannai the last four of a tournament duly delivered the wicket his tried to reduce the cost on our Carlton yesterday. featuring the world's top eight side badly needed when a ris- competitors and we are happy one-day international sides ing ball took Williamson's glove with the results. finishing third overall in the round when I crashed with after an eight-wicket defeat of and diving wicket-keeper But- "There are some areas where QTCC. Saeed and from this point Bangladesh at the Oval last tler clung on to the catch. we can improve and we are Meanwhile, Al Sulaiti was week, regardless of the result It was the end of William- going to work harder in the next thrilled with his performances of their last Group A match son's 98-ball innings featuring season." in the season. against arch-rivals Australia at eight fours. And when Taylor "With the concept of the "First of all, congratulations Edgbaston on Saturday. (39) holed out off Ball to mid- QSTK championship, same bike to everyone - competitors, rid- England were in danger of wicket, New Zealand were 168 for all the competitors brings ers and the marshals for their falling short of 300 after Joe for four in the 34th over, even- more competition and we’ll try contribution in the running of Root (64), Alex Hales (56) and tually losing the match. to unify the same for the cars," this successful championship. he added. Also, I want to thank my spon- SCOREBOARD Al Sulaiti, who finished the sors Ooredoo, the QMMF and ENGLAND NEW ZEALAND bike season ahead of veteran LCSC for their support in this J Roy b Milne ..............................................................13 M Guptill c Root b Stokes ........................................27 rider and arch-rival Mashel Al championship and my team A Hales b Milne .........................................................56 L Ronchi b Ball ............................................................0 Naimi and Nasser Al Malki, which stand next to me to J Root b Anderson ...................................................64 K Williamson c Buttler b Wood ............................87 received his trophy from the achieve this title," Al Sulaiti said. E Morgan c Ronchi b Anderson .............................13 R Taylor c Root b Ball ...............................................39 QMMF President. "About my win, I am really B Stokes c Milne b Boult ........................................48 N Broom lbw Rashid.................................................11 In-form driver Abdullah Al happy as it is my first career J Buttler (not out) .....................................................61 J Neesham c Hales b Plunkett................................18 Khelaifi emerged as the runa- championship victory. Of course M Ali c Boult b Anderson ........................................12 C Anderson c Hales b Plunkett ..............................10 A Rashid lbw Santner ..............................................12 M Santner st Buttler b Rashid .................................3 way winner of the QTCC class, it was not easy," Al Sulaiti said. L Plunkett c Southee b Milne .................................15 A Milne c Rashid b Plunkett....................................10 winning 10 out of 12 races. Al "I had great battles with M Wood c Taylor b Southee .....................................0 T Southee c Roy b Plunkett ......................................2 Khelaifi and Mansour Al Hajri other riders like Mashel and J Ball c Boult b Southee .............................................0 T Boult (not out) .........................................................0 received special recognition for Nasser. We were able provide Extras (LB-5, W-11)...................................................16 Extras (B-4, LB-8, W-4)..........................................16 promoting QTCC. great entertainment. There were Total (all out in 49.3 overs) .................. 310 Total (all out in 44.3 overs) .................. 223 Shady El Mohandes was lots of solid races," he said. Fall of wickets: 1-37, 2-118, 3-134, 4-188, 5-210, Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-63, 3-158, 4-168, 5-191, awarded as the 'Best Improved Second-placed Al Naimi 6-230, 7-260, 8-309, 9-310, 10-310. 6-194, 7-205, 8-211, 9-223, 10-223. Saeed Al Sulaiti poses Bowling: Southee 9.3-0-44-2 (2w); Boult 10-0-56- Bowling: Ball 8-2-31-2; Wood 9-0-32-1; Plunkett Driver' while Mahmoud Al Kha- said: "Saeed was very strong 1; Milne 10-0-79-3 (4w); Anderson 9-0-55-3 (3w); 9.3-0-55-4; Stokes 8-0-46-1 (3w) Rashid 10-0-47-2 laf received two trophies from the middle of the season. I with his bike. Santner 8-0-54-1 (1w); Neesham 3-0-17-0. (1w). Result: England won by 87 runs. - Rookie of the Year and for lost my top position from the 4th Tiote dies in hospital after training collapse: China club Beijing Former team-mates and managers He was a warrior and could play Reuters took to social media to mourn the loss too." of the latest high-profile African player Tiote grew up playing football bare- ormer Ivory Coast international to have collapsed and died while play- foot on the streets of his hometown of Cheick Tiote died in hospital on ing football. Yamoussoukro before moving to Europe F Monday after collapsing during a Newcastle United, where Tiote with Belgian club Anderlecht in 2005. training session, his Chinese club Bei- played for seven years before moving He moved to Twente in 2008 and jing Enterprises said. to China, said the club was "devastated" was part of the side which won the Ere- The Chinese second flight club con- at the news, while manager Rafa Beni- divisie title in 2010. He played at the firmed his death at the age of 30 on its tez spoke of his "sadness" at the death 2010 and 2014 World Cup and was a Weibo social media account, saying the of "a true professional ... and above all, member of the Ivory Coast squad which former Twente Enschede and Newcas- a great man". won the 2015 African Cup of Nations. tle United midfielder had "fainted Former England manager Steve A combative defensive midfielder, without any warning" during training. McLaren, who coached Tiote at Twente Tiote's more than 130 appearances for "He was rushed to hospital imme- and Newcastle, spoke of Tiote's Newcastle featured many yellow cards diately. However, all revival measures competitiveness. but only one goal. proved ineffective and he died around "I knew him first as a young player It was a spectacular effort, though, 7pm on June 5, 2017. The club has at Twente. He was the toughest player a left-footed volley from well outside already contacted his family," it read.