Sport FRIDAYFRID 1 JANUARY 2021 BruinsBru star Zdeno Chara leaves for Capitals The BostonB Bruins have informed me that they plan to move forwardforwa with their many younger and talented players, and I respectrespe their decision, Unfortunately, my time as the proud ccaptainapta of the Bruins has come to an end. I'm proud that we wwereere able to return the Stanley Cup to Boston. ZdenoZd Chara BostoBtBoston Bruins captain Sport | 15 NBA: Charlotte 118 Dallas 99 LA Lakers 125 San Antonio 107 Boston 126 Memphis 107 Brooklyn 145 Atlanta 141 Hamilton knighted in year-end royal honours AP — LONDON been “totally misunderstood” and that Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton celebrates the racing champion was among the his win with fans after the British Lewis Hamilton is now a “Sir” as well 5,000 highest taxpayers in the UK. Grand Prix at Silverstone, Britain, as a seven-time Formula One Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says in this July 16, 2017, file photo. champion. Hamilton received a Britain should feel proud to have a knighthood Wednesday as part of "ambassador of the calibre of Lewis Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year’s Hamilton" after the F1 world champion honours list, which also recognized was awarded a knighthood in the New British performers, politicians, public Year Honours list. servants and people outside the lime- Austrian Wolff, 48, has overseen light who worked to defeat the coro- Hamilton's success at Mercedes fol- navirus and its devastating impacts. lowing the Briton's move from McLaren Hamilton, who secured his seventh in 2013. Hamilton has won six of his F1 title last month to equal Michael seven titles with the sport's all-con- Schumacher’s record, has said his quering team. recent success was partly inspired by Wolff hailed the 35-year-old British the Black Lives Matter movement. driver for his sporting success and his The 35-year-old race car driver efforts to battle discrimination. took the knee on the grid and wore "The news that he is to receive a anti-racism slogans during the season. knighthood shows that he is now Hamilton told the BBC last week receiving the recognition he has earned that “it was a different drive than what during a career of unparalleled success I’ve had in me in the past, to get to the in motorsport," said Wolff. end of those races first so that I could "The UK can be very proud to have utilize that platform” against racism. a champion and ambassador of the Supporters have suggested Ham- calibre of Sir Lewis Hamilton." ilton would have been knighted sooner Hamilton took a knee before all his is outside of Formula One. But Lewis team that won England the 1966 World There is growing criticism of the if not for his tax status. Hamilton’s races to protest against racial injustice has said this affects every black person Cup receives an honour. honours’ evocation of the British knighthood was awarded in the and Mercedes changed their livery and he stood up at a time when it could The queen’s honours are awarded Empire, the legacy of which has been “overseas” section of the honours list from silver to black to highlight the have destabilised his career and desta- twice a year, in late December and in debated anew amid campaigns against because he lives in low-tax Monaco. issue of discrimination. bilised his concentration on the June, when the monarch’s birthday is racism and colonialism around the His tax affairs made news in 2017 Britain's Damon Hill, world championship." observed. world. The education spokeswoman when the Paradise Papers leak champion in 1996, told Sky News: In other honours, veteran foot- The awards acknowledge hun- for the opposition Labour Party, Kate showed he avoided paying more than "Lewis has stood up for issues that are ballers Jimmy Greaves and Ron dreds of people for services to com- Green, who has an OBE, recently $4m in taxes on a private jet registered close to his heart and affect Flowers were made Members of the munity or British national life. Recip- called the titles of the honours in the Isle of Man, a tax haven. everyone. Order of the British Empire, or MBEs, ients are selected by committees of “offensive and divisive.” Motorsport UK Chairman David "In our sport it is very rare for a after a long-running campaign to civil servants from nominations made The British government said there Richards said Hamilton’s tax status had driver to get involved in anything that ensure every surviving member of the by the government and the public. are no plans to change the titles. Results at Al Rayyan Race Park Jockey Marco Casamento guides Lekhraib past the AL SHAQAB CUP finish line to win Distance: 1700 the Al Shaqab Cup, Total Prize Money: QR 100,000 the day's feature Prize Money (QR): 1st 57,000 2nd 22,000 3rd 11,000 race, at Al Rayyan Race Time: 01:59.76 Race Park last night. Winner, trainer, jockey Casamento rode the Lekhraib, Mohammed Gassim Ghazali, Marco Casamento Mohammed Ghazali- Hazm Al Sulaimi, Gassim Ghazali, Soufiane Saadi trained 6-year-old Lama, Abdulaziz Hamad Al Marri , A Khalid Al-Mosallam horse to a convincing 5¼-length win in the LOCAL THOROUGHBRED HANDICAP 1700m run for Local Distance: 1200 Purebred Arabians, Total Prize Money: QR 60,000 clinching the top prize Prize Money (QR): 1st 34,200 2nd 13,200 3rd 6,600 of QR 57,000. Lekhraib Race Time: 01:12.96 Winner, trainer, jockey clocked a time of 1:59.76 in the six-entry Al Faisaliya, I Saeed Ibrahim Al Malki, Ronan Thomas contest held under Sarmad Bu Thaila, Mohamed Elahmed, Killian Leonard lights. Dhergham Bu Thaila, Mohamed Elahmed, Michael Forest THOROUGHBRED HANDICAP (Class 4) Distance: 1200 Total Prize Money: QR 55,000 Prize Money (QR): 1st 31,350 2nd 12,100 3rd 6,050 Race Time: 01:11.26 Lekhraib shows winning form as Winner, trainer, jockey Zarandi, Hamad Ahmed Al Malki Al-Jehani, Soufiane Saadi Return To Senders, Gassim Ghazali, Marco Casamento Casamento lifts Al Shaqab Cup title The Singer, Abdulaziz Ali A Al-Kathiri, Carlos Henrique THOROUGHBRED HANDICAP (Class 5) THE PENINSULA — DOHA Al Malki-trained 4-year-old filly to a Also yesterday, Abdulaziz Saleh Al Distance: 1900 2-length win a time of 1:12.96. Thomas won Jaber’s Southernmachoman (Mucho Macho Total Prize Money: QR 50,000 Injaaz Stud’s Lekhraib yesterday powered the top prize of QR 34,200. Man x Deep South) won the Thoroughbred Race Time: 02:04.20 to Al Shaqab Cup glory with jockey Marco Killian Leonard, astride Sarmad Bu Handicap (0-75). Winner, trainer, jockey Casamento in the saddle at the Al Rayyan Thaila (trained by Mohamed Khaled Ali Khalid Al Mosallam rode the Hadi Alizoom, Deborah Amanda Clare Mountain, Ivan Rossi Race Park. Elahmed) finished in second place whereas Al Ramzani-trained 4-year-old colt to a Casamento rode the Mohammed Ghaz- the third spot was grabbed by stabelmate short head win in the 6f run. THOROUGHBRED HANDICAP (Class 5) ali-trained 6-year-old horse to a convincing Dhergham Bu Thaila, who had Michael Khalifa Bin Sheail Al Kuwari’s Qawaafi Distance: 1200 5¼-length win in the 1700m run for Local Forest in the saddle. (Mukhadram x Fashion Rocks) won the Total Prize Money: QR 50,000 Purebred Arabians, clinching the top prize Leonard won QR 13,200 while Forest Local Thoroughbred Maiden Plate with Race Time: 01:12.82 of QR 57,000. picked up QR 6,600. Michael Forest in the saddle. Winner, trainer, jockey Lekhraib (AF AlBahar x Grace T) clocked In the day’s sixth race, Saeed Nasser Al Forest rode the Mohammed Riyaz- Southernmachoman, H N Al Ramzani , A K Al-Mosallam a time of 1:59.76 in the six-entry contest Qadi’s Zarandi (Scat Daddy x Zaralanta) trained 3-year-old filly to a 2½-length win held under lights. completed a double winning in the Thor- in the 1700m run. LOCAL THOROUGHBRED MAIDEN PLATE Soufiane Saadi, astride Hazm Al Sulaimi, oughbred Handicap (0-95) with Saadi who Salsabiel, owned by Khalifa Bin Sheail Distance: 1700 finished in second spot. Lama, who had Ali rode the Hamad Al Jehani-trained 4-year- Al Kuwari won the Purebred Arabian Total Prize Money: QR 45,000 Khalid Al Mosallam in the saddle, clinched old colt to a ¼-length win in the 6 furlong Maiden Plate with jockey Casamento. Race Time: 01:54.86 the third place. run. Saadi won QR 31,30. Return To Senders The Mohammed Ghazali-trained Winner, trainer, jockey Saadi won QR 22,000 while Al Mosal- (Casamento) and The Singer (Carlos Hen- 3-year-old filly to a 3½-lenght win in the Qawaafi, Mohammed Riyaz Ibrahim Kasim, Michael Forest lam’s efforts were worth QR 11,000 in what rique) completed the top three. 6f run for unrated 3-6-year-olds. was the feature race at Al Rayyan Race Also yesterday, Ali Hassan Ali Alabdul- In the day’s opening race at Al Rayyan PUREBRED ARABIAN MAIDEN PLATE Park. malik’s Alizoom (Invincible Spirit x Lady Race Park, Injaaz Stud’s Mister General Distance: 1200 Earlier yesterday, Al Sakab Stud’s Springbank) won the Thoroughbred (General x Last Guest) won the Purebred Total Prize Money: QR 45,000 homebred Al Faisaliya (Coach House x Shie- Handicap (0-85). Jockey Ivan Rossi rode Arabian Maiden Plate as Khalid Al Balushi Race Time: 01:21.02 laligh) won the Local Thoroughbred the Debbie Mountain-trained 7-year-old rode the Mohammed Riyaz-trained 4-year- Winner, trainer, jockey Handicap (70-90).