14 Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Sports Al Arabi edge Umm Salal for first win of the new season TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Al Rayyan to a 1-1 draw in the Al Rayyan down Brahimi in the 37th minute. DOHA 2020-21 season Ooredoo Cup Wakrah 1-0 Four minutes later, on 14 October. Al Rayyan beat Al Wakrah 1-0 Al Wakrah’s spearhead Mo- AL Arabi lifted themselves off Umm Salal had only the in their Week 4 match at the Al hamed Benyettou hit the side- the bottom of the table with point that they had earned Gharafa Stadium on Monday. netting off a rebound from the their first QNB Stars League from their goalless draw with Yohan Boli netted the all- left upright. win of the season at the Grand Al Khor in Week 2. The Or- important goal in the 49th Al Rayyan upped their Hamad Stadium on Monday. ange Fortress lost 0-3 to Al minute as Al Rayyan, the pre- ante in the second and At the fourth time of ask- Duhail in its opening and then vious season’s league runners- were soon rewarded as Boli ing, the Dream Team claimed 0-2 to Al Wakrah in Week 3. up, now have seven points. was spot-on for a pass from three points with a 2-1 victory From the start, it was Al Al Wakrah are on six Naif Abdulraheem, giving against Umm Salal, who have Arabi who pressed forward points. goalkeeper Saoud Al Khat- dropped to the basement spot. without being able to create Al Rayyan were held 1-1 by er no chance. It was a last-gasp winner aclear- chances for the goal. Al Sailiya in their opener, but The Ivory Coast striker at- from Mehrdad Mohammadi Al Arabi had more of the ball they put that defeat behind them tempted a similar shot in the in the fourth minute of added (62%) in the match, but they by defeating Al Gharafa 3-1. 66th minute, but the ball went time that gave Icelandic coach had to wait until death to However, The Lions, over the bar. Heimir Hallgrímsson relief script a dramatic victory. coached by Uruguayan Diego Al Wakrah’s Omar Ali following a dismal start with Aron Gunnarsson and Al Aguirre, lost 0-1 to Qatar SC in came up with a header in the two defeats and a draw. Ansari sent their shots wide Week 3 after which the QNB 82nd minute, too feeble to test Abdulaziz Al Ansari scored in the first half, while fresh re- Stars League took a break. Al Rayyan goalkeeper Fahad the opening goal just before cruit Mahdi Torabi impressed Al Wakrah, who upset Younis. the the break in the first half with his skills. reigning champions Al Duhail Al Wakrah desperately for Al Arabi before Abdennour Ismail Mahmoud twice Al Arabi players celebrate their second goal against Umm Salal during their QNB Stars League clash at the 1-0 in Week 2, had lost 1-2 to sought an equaliser, which Belhocini pulled one back for made attempts at the goal at Grand Hamad Stadium on Monday. Al Arabi won 2-1. Al Ahli in their opener, but never came. Umm Salal in the 68th minute the other end. beat Umm Salal 2-0 in Week 3. Deep into stoppage time with a penalty. It was Al Ansari’s goal, In the second half, Al Ara- when Khalaf Saad of Al Arabi executed bicycle kick beat Not many opportunities when Al Wakrah threw every- The Dream Team entered a header from Mehrdad ‘s bi continued their attacking ‘handled the ball’ on the edge Umm Salal goaltender Baba came the teams’ way in a bar- thing into attack, Al Rayyan’s the game, losing the 2019-20 free-kick that ensured Arabi ways, but Umm Salal man- of the penalty box. Malick’s hands down after Ab- ren first half. Abdulaziz Hatem scored a goal season Ooredoo Cup final to Al went into the break with a aged to draw level through the When the game headed for dullah Al Marafi crossed the Boli headed against the off a counter-attack, but was Sadd by a 0-4 margin, but held deserved lead. penalty awarded by Belhocini a draw, Mehrdad’s brilliantly ball from the right. right post off a free-kick by disallowed for offside. West Brom, Burnley share PL season’s first goalless draw AFP LONDON ‘Roger Federer Arena’ plan WEST Bromwich Albion and fails to rally signatures Burnley played out the Pre- mier League’s first goalless AFP streets, squares and the like draw this season as the strug- GENEVA after public figures is typically gling teams remained without a posthumous honour. a top-flight win after Monday’s A push to rename Basel’s main The idea to change the stalemate. sports arena after local tennis arena’s name has been float- After a glut of goals across superstar Roger Federer fell ing around since 2012 but all the Premier League since the through on Monday after it attempts have so far flopped. new season started in Septem- failed to garner enough signa- The initiators believe the ber, the entertainment dried tures. move would have a positive up at the Hawthorns. Hampered by the corona- impact on the city, tourism Between them West Brom virus pandemic, Federer fans and tennis. They nonetheless and Burnley had conceded fell 1,800 signatures short of submitted their petition to the a combined 21 goals in their the 3,000 required to trigger Basel City cantonal authorities opening seven games. a local public vote on the pro- on Monday in the hope that But the 47th match of the posal. But hopes that the St. the request will be met. Premier League campaign Jakobshalle will be renamed The 12,400-capacity St. ended without an entry in the he Roger Federer Arena are Jakobshalle opened in 1976. scoresheet. still burning despite the set- The arena completed a West Brom’s Karlan Grant back, Swiss news agency ATS three-year renovation in 2018 was denied a debut goal by a reported. at a cost of around 100 million tight offside call, while Chris St. Jakobshalle hosts the Swiss francs ($110 million). Wood hit the bar for the visitors. Swiss Indoors men’s tennis The last time Federer The pair remain winless tournament, which reigning played the Swiss Indoors and in the league this season, with champion Federer won for the failed to reach the final was Burnley claiming their first 10th time last year. in 2003. Currently the world point after three defeats to lift Basel-born Federer, 39, number four, Federer has won them off the bottom of the table. used to live in the suburb 20 Grand Slam singles titles – But a draw did little to kick- where the hall is located. As a a record now shared with Ra- start either side’s season as Al- youngster, he spent two years fael Nadal after the Spaniard’s bion continue to wait for their Burnley’s English goalkeeper Nick Pope catches the ball during the English Premier League match against West Bromwich Albion at The Haw- as a ball boy at the Swiss In- 2020 French Open victory. first victory since promotion. thorns stadium in West Bromwich, England, on Monday. (AFP) doors and nowadays holds a He topped the 2020 Forbes It was Burnley who created post-tournament pizza party list of highest-paid athletes, the best chance of a forgettable Grant showed his threat an offside flag. was blocked and Matheus found Wood unmarked at the for the ball boys and girls in raking in pre-tax earnings of first half when Ashley Barnes’ when Grady Diangana picked Burnley keeper Nick Pope Pereira’s effort was parried far post in the closing stages, homage to his formative years $106.3 million – with $100 mil- fierce angled drive was beaten him out to head in, only for his saved well to spark a scramble away. but the Burnley striker headed crouching at the net. lion coming from appearance away by Sam Johnstone. celebrations to be cut short by as Branislav Ivanovic’s shot Ashley Westwood’s cross against the bar. In Switzerland, renaming fees and endorsement deals. LA Dodgers hope to end World Series drought against Rays AFP Astros in 2017 -- the Astros Baseball: 2020 World Series schedule ARLINGTON (US) triumph later tainted by rev- elations of electronically aided Game 1 Tuesday: Tampa Bay Rays v Los Angeles Dodgers THE Los Angeles Dodgers sign-stealing that season. Game 2 Wednesday: Tampa Bay Rays v Los Angeles Dodgers have yet another shot at Ma- In 2018 it was the Boston Game 3 Friday: Los Angeles Dodgers v Tampa Bay Rays jor League Baseball’s biggest Red Sox who denied the Dodg- Game 4 Saturday: Los Angeles Dodgers v Tampa Bay Rays Game 5 Sunday: Los Angeles Dodgers v Tampa Bay Rays (if necessary) prize as they ride a wave of ers. This time the Dodgers, one Game 6 October 27: Tampa Bay Rays v Los Angeles Dodgers (if necessary) momentum into their 2020 of the richest teams in Major Game 7 October 28: Tampa Bay Rays v Los Angeles Dodgers (if necessary) World Series clash with the League Baseball, will be up Tampa Bay Rays. against a low-budget but high- A Dodgers team that came ly talented Rays team that built Kershaw, a generational “But the job’s not done. up short in baseball’s champi- the best record in the Ameri- pitching talent who is still The goal isn’t to get to the onship showcase in 2017 and can League in the coronavirus weeking to cement his legacy World Series, it’s to win the 2018 looked as if they wouldn’t pandemic shortened season.