SPORT Tuesday 12 December 20172017 PAGE | 31 PAGE | 32-33 PAGE | 36 Nadal heads ATP Tour Ton-up Taylor AAll DuhailDu unstoppable as rankings as playersrs puts West Indiess MMsakni and Belmadi eye new season in trouble sweep top awards Squash: Al Tamimi into last-16 at Worlds Armstrong Vas plan. I felt really good on court and The Peninsula between the games I was positive and I’m really happy to be in round orld No. 37 Abdulla three for the first time ever. Al Tamimi created “It’s really good to back up a big history by becom- win with another win. Sometimes ing the first Qatari you can get overexcited and you player to reach think you have had enough in the Wthe last sixteen round of the World tournament but obviously it gave me Championships in Manchester the confidence to be sharper today yesterday. and I’m really looking forward to The 22-year-old Aspire Acad- tomorrow.” emy product rallied set aside the The Qatari wrapped up pro- challenge of Mathieu Castagnet of ceedings by pocketing the fourth to France in three games to one in 57 win the match and set up a clash minutes to reach the with three-time World Champion pre-quarter-finals. Nick Matthew of England. The rising Qatari star, who said The Englishman, playing his last at the start of the championship that Worlds having already announced he is determined to do well in the his retirement at the start of the sea- championship to shed away the son, was stretched to the limit by Max inconsistency tag, overcame the Lee of Hong Kong. The home hero World No.27 with a score line of 11-5, won 11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 11-5 in 63 min- 11-6, 6-11, 11-7. utes to book a place in the last 16. Tamimi, who stunned No.10 Another three-time World seed Simon Rosner of Germany on Champion Ramy Ashour won the Sunday to make it to the second all-Egyptian battle with Omar round, began from where he left. He Mosaad in straight games 11-5, 11-6, won the first two games but Rosner 11-6. bounced back to take the third. Also moving into the third round “I couldn’t be happier,” said were Egyptians dup of third seed Tamimi. Mohamed El Shorbagy and seventh “I had a game plan and I stuck seed Tarek Momen. to it for long enough. He picked up El Shorbagy defeated Joel Makin Qatar’s World No. 37 Abdulla Al Tamimi in action against Mathieu Castagnet of France during the second a lot of balls in the third, it got in my of Wales 15-13, 11-5, 12-10, while round of the World Squash Championships in Manchester, England yesterday. Al Tamimi beat Castagnet of head a little bit but I came back in Momen got the better of compatriot France to reach the pre-quarter-finals. the fourth stronger and with a game Zahed Mohamed 11-8, 11-7, 11-7. Al Kharaitiyat players celebrate after scoring a goal against Qatar SC during yesterday’s QNB Stars League match played at Al Khor Stadium. AGCFF officials hold Gulf Cup meeting QNA to the State of Kuwait after FIFA lifted suspension imposed on he Arab Gulf Cup Football Kuwait’s football association. Federation (AGCFF) held a The consultative meeting dis- Tconsultative meeting today cussed the formation of an AGCFF at the headquarters of the AGCFF delegation to visit Kuwait in order in Doha. The meeting was chaired to inspect the preparations for by Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin hosting the 23rd Gulf Cup which Ahmed Al Thani, President of is scheduled to be held from 22 Qatar Football Association and December to 5 January 2018. AGCFF. Results of the draw, previously The participants welcomed approved in September, were also the transfer of the 23rd Gulf Cup reviewed. Al Annabi train ahead of friendly QSL Cup: Al Kharaitiyat thrash Qatar Qatari football players train under the watchful eyes of SC 6-1 to make it to the semi-finals coach Felix Sanchez ahead of their friendly match against Liechtenstein which will be The Peninsula with free-kicks in the 40th opened the scoring in the an impressive 8-0 victory played in Doha on Thursday. and 45th respectively. Qatar eighth minute following a over Al Khor at Al Arabi brilliant team effort by SC did pull one back through fumble from the goalkeeper Stadium. Al Kharaitiyat saw Abdurahman Akbar in 71st, that allowed him to strike Al Duhail finished third A them thrashing Qatar but it was over as a contest by home into an empty net from with seven points. The rout SC by 6-1 which assured a that point. Abdulaziz Al Ansari 25 yards for Al Gharafa. started as early as the third berth in the semi-finals of the compounded The Kings’ mis- Amro Seraj doubled their minute through ace Moroc- QNB Stars League (QSL) Cup ery with goals in the 87th and advantage just before half- can striker Youssef El Arabi, yesterday. 89th. Al Kharaitiyat’s victory time with a weaving run who also scored five more in The Group A match which took them to 11 points and before striking from distance the 21st, 26th, 45th, 61st and was played at the Al Khor Sta- secured them second spot. and he secured the points in 80th. dium saw Al Kraitiyat taking At Al Shamal Stadium, the 81st with a finish from A penalty from Moham- a formidable 4-0 lead before Group leaders Al Gharafa who close range. mad Mousa in the 17th and half-time. had already qualified for the Nasser Al Kaabi was on Ahmed Mohammed in the Rachid Tiberkanine semifinals, confirmed the first hand to complete the scoring 49th ensured Al Duhail were scored in the 29th and 37th position in the group with 13 in the 86th. comfortable winners. minutes before Saoud Nasser points when they beat Al Elsewhere, Al Duhail fin- Group B matches in the and Al Yazidi both scored Sailiya 4-0. Abdulmajid Anad ished off their campaign with round will be played today. 30 SPORT TUESDAY 12 DECEMBER 2017 EUROPA LEAGUE DRAW The Europa League last 32 draw made Champions League last 16: Real yesterday: Borussia Dortmund (GER) vs Atalanta (ITA) Nice (FRA) vs Lokomotiv Moscow (RUS) FC Copenhagen (DEN) vs Atletico Madrid (ESP) Madrid vs PSG, Barca vs Chelsea Spartak Moscow (RUS) vs Athletic Bilbao (ESP) AEK Athens (GRE) vs Dynamo Kiev (UKR) Nyon, Switzerland Celtic (SCO) vs Zenit St Petersburg (RUS) AFP Spanish former Napoli (ITA) vs RB Leipzig (GER) international Xabi Red Star Belgrade (SRB) vs CSKA ristiano Ronaldo’s Real Alonso shows the Moscow (RUS) Madrid will resume slip of PSG during the Lyon (FRA) vs Villarreal (ESP) their bid for a first draw for the round Real Sociedad (ESP) vs Salzburg (AUT) European Cup treble of 16 of the UEFA Partizan Belgrade (SRB) vs Viktoria in 42 years against Champions League Plzen (CZE) CNeymar’s Paris Saint-Germain tournament at the Steaua Bucharest (ROM) vs Lazio (ITA) after the big-spending duo were UEFA headquarters Ludogorets (BUL) vs AC Milan (ITA) Astana (KAZ) vs Sporting Lisbon (POR) yesterday drawn together in a in Nyon yesterday. mouth-watering Champions Ostersund (SWE) vs Arsenal (ENG) League last 16 clash. Marseille (FRA) vs Braga (POR) No club has won the Euro- First leg to be played February 15. pean title three years running Second leg February 22 since Bayern Munich in the mid- Note: The seeded teams, listed 1970s, underlining how big an second here, are at home in the achievement it would be if second leg Madrid -- 12 times winners over- all -- won the trophy again in the Arsenal’s hopes final in Kiev in May. Challenging them for the title will be a record five English clubs to be tested by through to the last 16, with Chel- sea facing the most challenging Swedish club hurdle in the shape of La Liga giants Barcelona. Nyon, Switzerland Barca’s Spanish rivals Real AFP know exactly what it takes to be European champions, and in rsenal’s hopes of Ronaldo have the most prolific Europa League glory goal-scorer in the competition’s Awill be tested in the last history. 32 by Swedish minnows Emilio Butragueno, a Real Ostersunds, ironically director and former striker, coached by the only English regretted that one of the favour- taking into account they are two games like finals and for the fans of playing the first leg away can underestimating Besiktas, who manager left in European ites would be eliminated so soon of the contenders for the title,” it will be a thrilling tie.” always help you a little,” said should enjoy some raucous sup- competition and founded in in the competition. Butragueno told BeIN Sports PSG ambassador Maxwell Barca director Guillermo Amor. port from the city’s Turkish the same month Arsene “For the potential of the two Spain. said the Real tie threw up the “We are very optimistic, we are community. Wenger took over the teams, luck has worked out this PSG made waves in the chance for the Parisian club to confident and want to keep going “We know how strong they Gunners. way and one of the two teams transfer market in the close sea- atone for their 6-1 hammering in this competition. are after we followed their In the draw made yes- will be out at the last 16 stage, son when they signed Brazilian by Barcelona that eliminated “We will see who arrives bet- games against Leipzig.